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Moroccan government plans a new generation of agricultural co-ops

Agriculture also accounts for 19% of Morocco’s Gross National Product

The Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture plans to help set up 18,000 new-generation agricultural co-operatives to drive innovation.

Around 1,100 public and private agricultural advisers will be mobilised as part of the long-term initiative to strengthen the sector.

On 15 March agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch and tourism minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui signed a framework agreement to develop a new generation of agricultural co-ops.

The agreement is part of the Green Morocco Plan, an agricultural strategy for 2020-2030 to help small-scale farmers acquire technical and managerial skills and afford new technology.

Setting up co-operatives will play an important role in the aggregation process, enabling farmers to make group acquisitions, share storage space or collectively own machinery. Co-ops will also be able provide technical support and supervision.

Agriculture plays an important role in the country’s economy, with 80% of Morocco’s 14 million people who live in rural areas depending on revenues from the agricultural sector. Agriculture also accounts for 19% of Morocco’s GNP and employs more than four million people in rural areas.

As part of the agreement, the two ministries also plan to support existing agricultural co-ops to increase productivity and efficiency.

The country is home to 25,700 agricultural co-operatives. A previous collaboration between the two ministries led to the establishment of 10,000 new co-ops between 2015 and 2020.