Dates take over the fair

Morocco possesses a date palm heritage composed of approximately 5 million date palms, three million of which are productive. Its average production reaches, in a so-called normal year, 100,000 tonnes, with a turnover of 700 million DH, and constitutes the main source of income and the staple food for the inhabitants of the oasis regions.In this field, Morocco is mainly competed with by Arab countries, knowing that the global potential in date palms is composed of approximately 105 million, of which 80% of production is held by the Arab world. It is estimated at 3.7 million tonnes, 70% of which is generated by Arab countries. Despite this environment which is not at all threatening, Morocco only holds 4.5% as a share of the global market.Currently, the national palm grove covers an area of approximately 50,000 ha corresponding to approximately 4.8 million palms, which places Morocco in…