A brief presentation about Agriculture in the North of Morocco.

1. The agricultural
system in the north
of Morocco
14/12/2020
Present by : Lamia JALAL
Mohamed BOULLOUZ
Jury: Pr. YASRI Aziz
Pr. BOULIF Mohamed

2. INTRODUCTION
In this presentation we will talking about the agriculture in the four region of the
north of Morocco:

3. TYPES OF SOIL IN THE NORTH OF MOROCCO:
 Thier are many type of soil in the north of Morocco.The follow table shows some of
them:
Region Type of soil Ph
Eastern High Plateaux
and MoulouyaValley
Sierozems and fluvisols 7.97
Tanger –Tetouan – El
Houceima
brown soils associated
with lithosols and regosols
or/ vertisols.
6.25
High atlas lithosols and regosols, in
association with brown soils
and sierozems
7.60
Northern Morocco is characterized by a Mediterranean climate, with precipitation
ranging between 500 mm / year and 1200 mm / year.

4. 2.1 FES MEKNAS
The useful agricol area is 1 344 036 hectare and 9% are irregated, 86% of this area
are concentrated in five province:Taza,Taounat, El hajeb and sefrou.
The agricultural production is dominat by cereal: hard wheat, soft wheat and
barely.
-
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
Production
(t)
Crops
Agricultural production of fes meknes
region 2015
The production of olive
are one of the most agricultural
activity at this region the
production estimate
between 0.6 MT and 1 MT

5. The region achieve
54% of the national
production of onion
455,820 in 2018.
The region accounts for
nearly 38% of Moroccan
apple production
and 34% of the country’s
cultivated area.

6. 2.2TangerTetouane El Hociema
-
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
Production
(t)
Crops
Agricultural production in tanger
tetouane al hociema 2015
 Useful agricol area : approx.
1.37 million hectare with an
approximation of 12%
irrigated.
 83 million quintals of cereal
production: hard wheat, soft
wheat and barely (2008-2018
average).
 legumes ( are cultivated over
an area of around 36,570 ha
with an average production
236,790 Q (24% of national
production on 2016).
 Agricultural product : potatoes, tomato,
onion, garlic, peas, beans, wheat, Barely…..

7. 2.3 Rabat – Salle - Kenitra
Agricultural production of Rabat Salle Kenitra
Region
The agricultural potential of the region of Rabat Salé Kénitra in figures:
 Total area of 1.7 million hectares.
 20% of the country's water resources.
 Area of "large-scale irrigation" which exceeds 115,000 hectares.
 Groundwater resources of nearly 1 billion m3.
Crops characterized this
region (2020):
Potato: 414,000 tons
Tomato: 168.500 tons
Onion: 68.000 tons
Melon: 223.000 tons
Watermelon: 136.000 ton
Poivron: 35.700 ton
the green bean: 11.600
ton
carrots-turnips: 77.500
ton
http://mapecology.ma/

8. 2.3 Moroccan Oriental
-
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
Production
(t)
crops
the crops cultivated in oriental
region
 The useful agricultural area is 901,470 ha.
 14% of this area are irrigated or 65,400 ha of large hydropower, 43,500 ha of small
and medium hydropower and 20,000 ha of private irrigation.
 The Oriental occupies a good
position in terms of agricultural
production, particularly in
terms of citrus fruits, market
gardens, olives and sheep
breeding products…
 the province of Brekan
produces 320,000 tons of citrus
fruits.
 Figug is the only region
produces the date palm.

10. 3. Challenge facing Moroccan agriculture.
The Moroccan agricultural sector is facing emerging challenges:
 the impact of climate change and the increased prevalence of drought (rainfall will
decline 10% by 2050).
 The soil fertility are decreasing year by year.
 Soil salinity is one of the biggest problem, especially
In irrigated area.
Program:
 the green Morocco plan.
 ESAFE
 Fertimap.
 INRA.