Morocco heading towards second successive drought season

  • Date: 28-Feb-2020
  • Source: The Arab Weekly
  • Sector:Agriculture
  • Country:Qatar
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Morocco heading towards second successive drought season

Cereal production for last year decreased 49% compared to the exceptional 2017-18 season.. CASABLANCA - Unusually high temperatures across Morocco and a lack of rain are pressuring the country, which is heading towards a second successive drought season that is expected to affect 2020 economic growth.. The CMC's forecast was based on an increase of more than 10% in agricultural value added at the end of the current agricultural year.. The High Commission for Planning of Morocco forecast a 4.3% drop in agricultural value added and economic growth of 2.3% because of the drop in cereal production..