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MOROCCO: Avocado imports growing despite steady local production

On: December 7, 2023

The import of avocados in Morocco will hit a record high this year, despite having a well-developed local production sector, according to EastFruit. By the end of 2022, Morocco was the ninth largest exporter of avocados in the world, but in the first nine months of this year alone, itContinue Reading

MOROCCO: Watermelon farming main cause of water shortage

By: TFNet News Compilation

On: November 5, 2017

In: Fruits News

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Taps are running dry in southern Morocco and resarchers have found one of the main culprits: watermelon farming. With a consumption of 7 million cubic metres of water per year, according to a study by the regional hydraulic basin agency, “the watermelon greatly contributed to the water stress in theContinue Reading