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