Banana cultivation severely affected by the cold

The effects of the frost are being seriously felt in certain regions of the Kingdom, such as the Gharb. The Association of Banana Producers of Morocco, which met recently in Kénitra, has thus asked the State to take consistent support and accompaniment measures for the benefit of the affected producers. According to the association, the cold has severely affected banana cultivation in this area, causing damage that it estimated at more than 85% for adult plantations in production and direct financial losses of around 210,000 DH per hectare. The frost, the association specifies, has also affected the production potential of young plantations by a proportion of more than 60%, which compromises the yield of the next campaign.The damage from low temperatures is in addition to the losses caused by the violent winds that the Gharb region has experienced, which could push several producers to…