
Ahmed El Bouari discusses the Moroccan agricultural sector's recovery and development, highlighting a significant turnaround in the 2025-2026 agricultural season due to exceptional rainfall. As of April 10, 2026, national average precipitation reached approximately 520 mm, a 54% increase over a normal year and more than double the previous year's figures. This has led to dam filling at nearly 75% capacity and improved pastoral and fodder resources, reducing pressure on livestock feed. The total area for the three main cereals in 2025-2026 is estimated at 3.9 million hectares, a 46% increase from the previous season, with over three-quarters of the crops in good condition. The 18th International Agricultural Show of Meknes SIAM focuses on "sustainability of animal production and food sovereignty." A national census estimated livestock at 32.8 million heads and 1.2 million breeders. Financial support for feed purchases and safeguarding female livestock has reached 1.2 million beneficiaries, with 5.55 billion dirhams disbursed. The Generation Green 2020-2030 strategy emphasizes irrigation, with modern irrigation techniques now covering 900,000 hectares by the end of 2025, aiming for one million hectares by 2030. Major projects include the Saรฏss plain preservation project 30,000 hectares and the hydro-agricultural development of the Gharb plain's southeast zone 30,000 hectares. The "melkisation" program for collective agricultural lands aims to mobilize and develop one million he
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