Morroco’s agriculture growing stronger
| On May31,2019“On January 16, 2019 the European Parliament has voted on the agriculture agreement between Morocco and the European Union in a plenary session in Strasbourg, passing it by a large majority.
The Morocco-EU agricultural agreement is a strategic and solid agreement that benefits populations in the southern provinces of the Kingdom, said Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch.
“This is a very positive vote that meets the expectations of Morocco,” said the minister in a statement to the press, noting that this agreement will allow populations in the southern provinces to export their products in the best conditions and to deal freely with the European Union”.
A day later in Berlin the 11th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) discussed the subject “Agriculture goes digital – Smart solutions for future farming.”
Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch also spoke at the GFFA on January 19 about the potential of digitizing Moroccan agriculture.
Akhannouch said Morocco has made progress, including using satellite imagery, the internet, and mobile phones in agriculture. Morocco’s agricultural products are sold in France and elsewhere but “Morocco should double down on efforts to promote them in the demanding German market,” he added.
Agriculture digitization is a priority in the Ministry of Agriculture’s strategy, he said, citing the 2017 World Bank study on farming digitization in Morocco as supporting this trend.
Fruits and vegetables make up 90% of Moroccan agricultural exports, according to the agriculture ministry”