Moroccan authorities are providing subsidies for growing vegetables for the first time

As part of the fight against rising inflation, the Moroccan government has decided to subsidize the production of tomatoes, potatoes and onions for the first time. As reported by EastFruit according to Fructidor, the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture announced the following subsidies for vegetable production: · tomatoes: from $3945 to $6905 per hectare; · potatoes: from $789 to $1,479 per hectare; · onions: $394 to $493 per hectare. Read also: Morocco sets a record for blueberry shipments to the UK, beating Spain These subsidies were introduced to curb high seed prices. The Moroccan government will also supply 600 thousand tons of phosphate fertilizers and subsidize the import of nitrogen fertilizers. EastFruit ...