While the Green Morocco Plan (Plan Maroc Vert, PMV), launched in 2008, has brought about significant changes to Moroccan agriculture, the sector remains constrained by a number of obstacles, such as limited water resources, farm fragmentation, outdated infrastructure and inadequate distribution channels. One of the solutions outlined in the...
Organic farming in Algeria is still in its infancy although the segment has started to attract more and more interest considering the numerous advantages the country presents for this type of activity. “The delay in developing local production has actually become an advantage for Algeria today,” Djamel Barchiche, communication adviser at the...
After decades of heavily relying on imports to meet Algeria’s food needs, the agriculture sector has made significant strides since 2008 under the Agricultural and Rural Renewal Policy (Politique du Renouveau Agricole et Rural, PRAR). This was launched in 2008 to enhance output of key crops, stimulate rural development, strengthen training and...
Strategically central to the larger Kabylie region, the wilaya, or province, of Béjaïa has long benefitted from the area’s agricultural richesse – a fact that is perhaps surprising given the large swathes of dense forest and mountains that cover much of the region’s interior. As a result of the difficult geography, mechanised production...
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture (FMARD) released a mid-term report evaluating its Agricultural Transformation Action Plan (ATAP) in May 2013. It aimed for a paradigm shift, in which the logic of the private sector would be applied to a traditionally public sector, and claimed that the result would be more jobs, more food and a better future for...
The largest contributor to Nigeria’s GDP, the agriculture sector accounted for a 40.1% share as of mid-2013, according to the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). It is also the main source of employment in the country, responsible for more than 60% of jobs, as per figures from the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Increases...
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