Morocco: Expect an increase in potato production during the current agricultural season

The Regional Directorate of Agriculture in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima confirmed that expectations indicate an increase in potato production during the current agricultural season. The Regional Directorate of Agriculture indicated that the vegetable chain in the region is considered one of the most important production chains, as it occupies an area of 58 thousand and 800 hectares annually, of which 14 thousand And 200 hectares are allocated to growing potatoes, which is equivalent to 24%, indicating that the area cultivated with potatoes in the Locos Basin represents 60% of the total area allocated to this chain at the level of the region. In this context, the same source explained that potatoes are being grown during the current season on an area It is equivalent to 9,000 hectares distributed over two cycles: the fall cycle, which extends from September to the beginning of February, and the winter cycle, which extends from December to May. He continued that the area of fall ...