Permanent royal commitment in favour of the development of solidarity-based and sustainable agriculture

This new project, which reinforces the various agricultural initiatives undertaken in the Oriental region and gives a strong impetus to the Green Morocco Plan, consists of the hydro-agricultural development of 1,330 ha, the planting of olive trees over an area of 665 ha, the allocation of 665 hectares to market gardening crops, as well as the training and technical support of farmers. Mobilising investments of around 293 million dirhams, this project, which will be carried out within a period of 48 months, should benefit more than 520 farmers and ensure, in the long term, an annual production of 5,300 tonnes of olives and 31,500 tonnes of market gardening, an improvement in farmers' incomes, and the creation of 430 jobs. This large-scale project is also part of the implementation of the national irrigation water saving programme at the level of the Melouya irrigated perimeter, which inv…