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10 Mar 2012
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Aziz Akhannouch presents his support programme for the agricultural sector: Banana producers ask to declare their sector a disaster area
The Association of Banana Producers of Morocco (APROBA) has asked the Ministry of Agriculture to declare the banana sector a disaster area in the Gharb and Doukkala regions, affected by the frost.
The association, which met recently in Kenitra, also asked the State to take consistent support and accompaniment measures for the benefit of the affected producers.
The association, which met recently in Kenitra, also 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 added, has also affected the production potential of young plantations by 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 abandon the sector in the absence of support measures, added APROBA.According to the figures provided by the association, 2,200 ha are planted with bananas in the Gharb region and 750 ha in Chtouka, in the Doukkala-Abda region.The president of the association, Yahi Mohamed, insisted, for his part, on a better reorganisation…
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