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Morocco bets on agricultural innovation for food sovereignty

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Morocco’s Agriculture Minister, Khalid Hatimy, advocated in Rabat for innovative, water-efficient agriculture capable of strengthening the country’s food sovereignty. At a meeting organised with the FAO for World Food Day, he cited localised irrigation, direct seeding and digital tools, according to Infomediaire.

Morocco’s Generation Green 2020-2030 strategy focuses in particular on localised irrigation, direct seeding, conservation agriculture and varieties resistant to climate change. Khalid Hatimy also cited drones, aerial imaging and management software to improve farm monitoring, Infomediaire reports.

The FAO representative in Morocco, Alexandre Anh Tài Huynh, called for these innovations to be made accessible to small-scale farmers and rural communities. He also advocated active participation by young people and cited the Moroccan chapter of the World Food Forum, the Agri-accelerator project and support for women’s cooperatives among the initiatives backed by the organisation.

This approach comes amid pressure on water resources. Morocco is also banking on desalination and water planning through to 2050.

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