2023-12-29 10:19:04
Despite low water reserves
The 2023-2024 agricultural campaign began with rainfall increasing by 119% compared to the previous campaign. At the end of October 2023, the cumulative rainfall is 47.7 mm instead of 21.8 mm a year ago. However, the filling rate of the main dams was 23.7% as of December 14. Faced with the challenges facing the sector, several measures have been taken by the government. “In terms of expected production from agricultural sectors, the Department of Agriculture is counting on a citrus harvest of around 1.69 million tonnes, an increase of 5% compared to the previous campaign.
The forecast production of olives would be 1.07 million tonnes, a level similar to that of the previous campaign,” according to the latest economic report from the DEPF. As for the production of dates, it would be 115 thousand tonnes, an improvement of 6.5%. The value of exports from the agriculture and agri-food sector would reach 68.5 billion dirhams at the end of October 2023, down 0.7% after a notable increase of 23.5% at the end of October 2022.
“This development covers a decline in the value of exports of agricultural, forestry and hunting products of 1.6% and that of the food industry of 1.1%. However, the value of sales abroad in the food industry has experienced favorable dynamics since September 2023, as evidenced by the growth of 2.2% recorded in September and 9.6% in October of this year,” concludes. the same source.
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