Morocco: The start of the apricot harvest season in the Guercif region, amid optimism for good production

In this context, Zakaria Chachoua, a farmer who runs apricot production in the Lamriga commune in the Guercif region, highlighted in a statement to Le360 that the cultivation of apricots in the region has witnessed a development, both in terms of the planted area, and in terms of its types, indicating that the agricultural season begins with the completion of soil analyzes. , followed by the stage of combating weeds, or what is known as the "Zubair" process, as well as maintenance of wells and the drip irrigation system. The same spokesman added that the third stage in this production chain is the process of organic fertilization of trees, followed by the harvesting stage that started a few days ago, indicating that expectations of the volume of production in the current agricultural season remain optimistic, despite the drought that characterized the agricultural year, given the efforts made by A party to the interests of the Ministry of Agriculture regionally and regionally, ...