Morocco: Souss farmers are pressing for permission to export tomatoes

Four professional organizations of farmers, producers and exporters, in the Souss-Massa region, decided to withdraw from the committee entrusted with tracking agricultural production and supply conditions for vegetable and fruit markets, in protest against the decision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, Rural Development, Water and Forests to temporarily suspend the export of Moroccan tomatoes abroad. Based on the data, this committee was formed by the ministry in the middle of last February, when tomato prices skyrocketed. At that time, the Minister of Agriculture came to the city of Agadir and held meetings with professionals, which eventually resulted in the formation of a committee under the chairmanship of the general secretary of the agricultural sector, and it includes in Its membership includes representatives of a group of institutions affiliated with the agricultural sector, in addition to representatives of producers and exporters. This committee was entrusted ...