The supply of subsidised barley and compound feed to breeders in the Khénifra province, as part of the livestock safeguarding and protection programme, reached 137,300 quintals for the year 2012, according to the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture (DPA).

This quantity, which constitutes the province's total allocation, is divided between barley (102,300 quintals) and compound feed (35,000 quintals), the DPA specified in a statement received by MAP, adding that more than 49,000 breeders in the various communes of the province are expected to benefit from this operation, which is currently in its fourth tranche. According to the same source, the Provincial Commission in charge of distributing the subsidised barley and compound feed recently held a meeting dedicated to evaluating the 4th tranche and validating the last two allocations newly assigned to the province. Regarding the compound feed, the distribution operation for the quantity reserved for the province has been completed for approximately 7,000 breeders, the statement highlights.

Concerning the barley, the operation, from which more than 42,000 breeders in total are expected to benefit, is divided into six tranches, four of which have already been settled, while the fifth (10,000 quintals) and the sixth (12,000 quintals) are underway, the same source notes. As for the fourth tranche, it involved 10,000 quintals distributed to breeders in the various communes falling under the circles of Khénifra (3,143 quintals), Aguelmous (4,862 quintals), and El Kbab (1,995 quintals).

The number of farmers benefiting from this tranche amounts to 6,803, of which 1,515 are from the Khénifra circle, 4,829 from the Aguelmous circle, and the rest (459) from the El Kbab circle, the same source stated.