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Morocco agriculture development

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2026-07-29 10:48 UTC → 2026-08-03 13:19 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026 Morocco’s the Agricultural Development Agency (ADA) and the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) presented their 2025 performance results and the first‑half‑2026 budget. The agencies budget, linking the work to the “Green Generation 2020‑2030” strategy. They reported extensive project rollout—including 125 initiatives covering nearly roughly 5,900 ha, new desalinated‑water farms in Dakhla, and €100 million ADB financing for solidarity agriculture—while emphasizing youth entrepreneurship African Development Bank financing, youth‑entrepreneurship programmes and research on seed improvement, water efficiency, efficiency and digital tools under the “Green Generation 2020‑2030” strategy. A week later, tools. Board meetings on 21 July confirmed detailed figures: 125 projects now cover 5,877 ha, including 45 projects on 1,094 ha in the Ministry Dakhla zone; 106 aggregation projects and 38,600 ha of Agriculture solidarity agriculture raise the cultivated area to 108,700 ha. The agency added 13 valuation units, 37 new water points and 29 new projects (203 total since the strategy began). Youth activities comprised 1,492 events reaching 43,144 young people. INRA highlighted 15 research programmes, a 92 % budget commitment and a 66 % performance rate, focusing on seed production, cactus rehabilitation, palm propagation and direct sowing. Export data released export figures for 2025, showing in early August showed agro‑food exports hit a record 86.2 billion dirhams in 2025 (a 38 % rise to 86.2 billion dirhams, since 2020) and 4.7 million tonnes, representing roughly about 18 % of Morocco’s total national exports. Export volumes increased exports and the kingdom’s third‑largest foreign‑exchange source. The trade deficit widened to 4.7 million tonnes, though 198.38 billion dirhams in the 2025‑26 citrus season suffered a 12 first half of 2026 as imports rose 15.3 % drop due to atypical weather, 458.77 billion dirhams, while overall exports grew 9.7 % driven by automotive and some fruit aerospace sectors; agriculture and vegetable agri‑food grew 5.7 %, though citrus shipments fell. Officials linked the export growth and the sector’s challenges to the same strategic framework, calling for balanced market development and continued support for young entrepreneurs. fell because of extreme weather.

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