The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially designated Morocco as a priority country for the "Food for Progress" program for fiscal year 2026, a decision that confirms the strengthening of agricultural and trade relations between Rabat and Washington. "The Kingdom is thus among a select group of seven beneficiary countries, along with Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ecuador, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand," reports the newspaper L’Economiste. This selection reflects the confidence of the U.S. authorities in the potential for transformation of the Moroccan agricultural sector, considered a strategic lever for economic modernization and food security. For 2026, the program has a total budget of 226 million dollars to finance multi-year projects with a duration of five years, whose individual budgets range between 28 and 35 million dollars. This funding aims to support the introduction of advanced agricultural technologies, the improvement of agricultural ...