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Marrakech: Al Moutmir (OCP) establishes a community of practice dedicated to animal production to face climate and sectoral challenges

Marrakech: Al Moutmir (OCP) establishes a community of practice dedicated to animal production to face climate and sectoral challenges
As part of its approach to co-constructing agricultural knowledge, the Al Moutmir system, an initiative of the OCP group, officially launched its first community of practice dedicated to animal production this Thursday.
Marrakech: Al Moutmir (OCP) establishes a community of practice dedicated to animal production to face climate and sectoral challenges
Inaugurated in Marrakech, this initiative aims to bring together experts, professionals, and farmers around climate issues and sectoral crises, such as the decline of the national livestock and the dizzying rise in the prices of animal-origin products.  

A synergy at the service of sustainable solutions 

The sixth of its kind after those dedicated to conservation agriculture, rural women, olive trees, cereals, and water, this thematic community is intended to be a melting pot of exchanges where scientific expertise and ancestral know-how mingle. It is structured around three priority issues:  

- The alarming decrease in livestock, illustrated by the example of the Rehanna province, where the number of breeders has fallen by half, from 18,000 to 9,000.   - The soaring production costs, particularly those related to fodder, exacerbated by recurring droughts.   - The imperative to attract younger generations in order to revitalise a sector in search of renewal.  


A laboratory of ideas for public action 

As highlighted by Abdellah Aboudrare, Al Moutmir expert and professor at the National School of Agriculture in Meknes, these consultations go beyond the simple framework of training: they feed operational recommendations to public authorities, in a context where issues of food sovereignty – meat and milk – take on particular acuteness.  

Innovation and climate adaptation at the heart of priorities

Al Moutmir communities of practice focus on promoting local innovations, such as direct seeding, while encouraging resilient agricultural models. Faced with the climate emergency, this collaborative platform positions itself as an accelerator of good practices, thus facilitating the adaptation of breeders to new agro-climatic realities.  
Since 2018, Al Moutmir has been working towards agricultural transition in Morocco, through technical solutions and an ever-denser network of mobilised actors.
 

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