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Interviews & Viewpoints | Rita Maria Zniber, CEO and Chairman, Diana Holding: Interview from The Report: Morocco 2015
Articles & Analysis | Morocco shows export advantages in agriculture sector from The Report: Morocco 2015
In 2013 foodstuffs accounted for more than 15% of the country’s total exports. Fresh fruits and vegetables, processed fruits and vegetables, and fresh and canned seafood constitute Morocco’s three main exported food categories. Overall, Europe takes in up to 63% of the kingdom’s exported food goods and the country has been increasingly looking...
Articles & Analysis | Agricultural investment programmes boost production in Morocco from The Report: Morocco 2015
Representing one of Morocco’s largest GDP contributors, and responsible for approximately 4m jobs, the agricultural sector has long been a major driver for export revenues, job creation and rural development in the kingdom. However, Morocco’s agricultural sector is now also increasingly serving as a platform for value creation, manufacturing...
Articles & Analysis | Morocco invests in agribusiness and improves agricultural efficiency from The Report: Morocco 2015
As the country’s second-largest industrial subsector, agribusiness makes up around 27% of industrial GDP. The sector’s value added stands at around Dh30bn, (€3.26bn), accounting for about 30% of industrial value added. Made up of some 2050 industrial units ( comprised mainly of small and medium-sized companies), agribusiness employs up to 143,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohamed El Guerrouj, Director, Agency for Agricultural Development: Interview from The Report: Morocco 2015
To what extent has the implementation of publicprivate partnerships (PPPs) in agriculture contributed to the development of the sector?
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Morocco 2015
The government’s Green Morocco Plan, launched in 2008 to run through 2020, aims to boost productivity through closer public-private collaboration, while at the same time improving smallholders’ earnings. While the country has in recent years made significant strides in boosting food output, several segments – including cereals, powdered milk and table oil – fall shy of their potential, and...