Morocco: the argan sector is making considerable progress

Published 2020년 12월 21일

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The article highlights the growth in argan oil exports, attributed to the success of rehabilitation programs for the argan grove and cultivation, as detailed by the Department of Water and Forests, ANDZOA, and the inter-profession. These initiatives have enabled the rehabilitation of 146,000 hectares of land, including the planting of 10,000 hectares on private land for argan and aromatic plants. The global argan cultivation program, supported by the Green Climate Fund, is progressing well, with 66% of areas planted or under planting. This effort has led to a significant increase in the economic aggregate of argan oil exports, which rose from 400 tonnes in 2010 to 1348 tonnes in 2019, and private investments in the sector reached nearly 48 million dirhams in 2019.

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Exports of argan oil have increased over the past few years. The argan sector has made considerable progress since the presentation to the Sovereign of the rehabilitation programs of the argan grove and that of argan cultivation respectively, in 2013 and 2020, according to a press release from ANDZOA. Indeed, the combined efforts of stakeholders, in particular the Department of Water and Forests, ANDZOA and the inter-profession, have made it possible to achieve significant results in terms of mobilization of areas and their rehabilitation on 146,000 ha with an average of 20,000 ha per year. This is the arganicultural program involving the planting of 10,000 ha on private land, with 2,000 ha of aromatic and medicinal plants in interlayer presented at Chtouka Ait Baha in front of HM the King in February 2020, followed by the launch of 100 ha of argan growing in the rural commune of Immi Mquorne (Douar Boualamene), noted the press release, indicating that this perimeter is 100% ...

Source: Agrimaroc