The heat wave is causing severe damage to agricultural production in Morocco

The Moroccan Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables called on the Minister of Agriculture to dispatch committees affiliated to it to the Souss region to examine the size of the material losses left by the unprecedented heat wave experienced by the region, which amounted to about 50 degrees in the Agadir-Inezgane station. The association said that the agricultural estates in the region, which are considered among the castles of agriculture in Morocco, need exceptional support to overcome the losses incurred as a result of this unprecedented rise in temperature. It indicated that the damage was especially caused to tomatoes, peppers, red fruits, banana trees, citrus fruits, figs and olives. And it considered that these damages will again cast a shadow over the volume of production and supply chains for both the domestic and foreign markets. The Moroccan Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables called on the Minister of Agriculture to ...