Royal activities
10 Nov 2010
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H.M. the King launches the project to plant one million date palms in the Tafilalet oases
His Majesty King Mohammed VI launched, on Tuesday in the Sifa commune (Errachidia province), the project to plant one million date palms in the Tafilalet oases by 2015, with a total cost estimated at 1.25 billion DH. Initiated within the framework of the "Green Morocco" plan, the project will benefit 6,000 farmers and will allow for the generation of 450,000 working days and an increase in date production from 26,000 tonnes in 2010 to 95,000 tonnes in 2030.
It also aims to ensure the packaging and storage of some 5,000 tonnes of dates in the region.This integrated project is part of a vast development programme for the date sector in Tafilalet, providing for the planting of a total of 2.25 million date palms and the expansion of palm grove areas.Initially, it is planned to introduce 750,000 in vitro plants over 4,000 ha, the establishment of a nursery for the production of in vitro plants, and five date conditioning units.In the interest of qualification and promotion of the oasis space, it will be proceeded, in a second phase, to the planting of 250,000 plants, the cleaning of 110,000 palm clumps, and the valorisation of the harvest through the organisation of farmers and the creation of a label for the "Mejhoul" variety. The ambition is to allow the reconstitution of palm groves and the improvement of the income and standard of living of…
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