International Agriculture

In a move that reflects Morocco’s commitment to enhancing its international partnerships and reinforcing South-South cooperation, Mr. El Bouray, Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests, held a bilateral meeting on Friday, February 14, with Mr. Rolando González, President of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, accompanied by members of the […]

In a first, the International Agricultural Show (SIA), set to take place from February 22 to March 2 in Paris, will honor Morocco as its featured foreign country, announced the organizers on Tuesday. During a press conference to present this major event, French Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Annie Genevard emphasized that this is […]

Mr. Aly Abousabaa, Director General of ICARDA met with His Excellency Mr. IWAI Fumio, the Japanese Ambassador to Egypt, on 27 January 2025, In Cairo, to launch a partnership with the Government of Japan to implement the transformative project Reversing Egypt’s Diminishing Food Security. The project, made possible through a generous US$750,000 grant from Japan, […]

As part of an ambitious vision aimed at achieving sustainable development and enhancing food security, the city of Casablanca in the Kingdom of Morocco is hosting a regional joint meeting between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) from January 28 to 31, 2025. The objective […]

In the framework of international efforts to promote sustainable soil management and address the challenges associated with climate change, the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, hosted the 10th meeting of the Global Soil Information System (GLOSIS) from January 15 to 17. Organized by the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of […]

The Moroccan pavilion at Berlin’s Green Week (Grüne Woche) was inaugurated on Friday for the 89th international agricultural show, running from January 17 to 26, 2025 in the German capital. The pavillion, a showcase for resilient and sustainable agriculture, was inaugurated by Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests Ahmed El […]

Morocco’s port management company Marsa Maroc has signed a €65 million (MAD 690 million) financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to fund projects aimed at expanding capacity and optimizing operations at its multipurpose terminals in the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar. The agreement, signed by EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso […]

Soil forms the very foundation of life on Earth, yet its degradation due to desertification and drought has emerged as a pressing global environmental and humanitarian challenge. In response to this crisis, the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16) commenced on December 9 in […]

 The 4th annual MD Sahara Forum kicked off in Dakhla on Friday, themed “King Mohammed VI: 25 years of Royal Vision, 10 years of development for the southern provinces – engine of national and continental progress.” Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the two-day forum, organized by the Maroc Diplomatique media […]

In a move that reflects the ongoing advancement of scientific research in support of sustainable agriculture in Morocco, Dr. Rachid Moussadek, a prominent researcher at the National Institute for Agronomic Research, has published a seminal scientific book on conservation agriculture titled “Achieving One Million Hectares of Direct Seeding by 2023”. This book serves as a […]