Morocco: Farmers worried about a drop in production

Moroccan farmers, particularly in the regions of Marrakech and Fez-Meknes, are expressing growing concern about the threat of extinction of olive trees, states an article in Hibapress, trees that have nevertheless survived for generations. The main cause of this alarming situation lies in the succession of years of severe drought, which has destroyed replanting efforts and compromised agricultural operations due to the lack of irrigation water. This water shortage has had dramatic repercussions on the quality of the fruit, thus reducing production for this agricultural season. The deficit in the supply of olives, combined with high demand, should inevitably cause a surge in prices on the national market. For professionals in the sector, already weakened by difficult financial conditions, this situation could worsen their precariousness. The olive growing sector in Morocco is not in its first crisis, but recent years have been particularly trying. For four decades, this sector, ...