Highlighting the role of agriculture

Academics in Fès examine the role of agriculture as a main lever for the development of the local economy and societyA panel of historians and university researchers highlighted, on Wednesday in Fès, the crucial role of agriculture as a main lever for the development of the local economy and society. During the opening of a seminar initiated on 9 and 10 December by the Faculty of Arts of Fès-Dhar El Mehraz under the theme "Agriculture in the history of Morocco", participants stressed that the agricultural sector in Morocco has experienced remarkable development through the replacement of subsistence farming with modern agriculture, which has largely contributed to the growth of the Moroccan economy. The development of agricultural production techniques, the adoption of modern devices, and the implementation by the relevant ministry and sector professionals of plans and programmes to pro…