Taroudant in the front row

The valorisation of the tourist, agricultural, and cultural riches of the regions constituted the background of the debates in Taroudant. The fair organised for this purpose made it possible to debate, from November 15 to 18, the development of the hinterlands. The central role of local associations and the very definition of the concept of "hinterland" were at the centre of the debates. Wearing his hat as president of the Provincial Council of Taroudant, Abdessamad Kayouh, also Minister of Handicrafts, took the construction of roads as an example to illustrate the partnership with local associations: "This project does not fall into any national road programme, it is an initiative of the local population," indicated Abdessamad Kayouh. As for the president of the Sous-Massa-Drâa region, Brahim Hafidi, he specified that 80% of the wealth generated by this region is concentrated in Agadir…