AreaMorocco

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date24/04/2014

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support

DescriptionSigned an agreement with sector representatives to see MAD 270 million (USD 33 million) invested in rice production in Morocco through 2020. The accord aims to have 11 000 hectares come under paddy in six years’ time, reverting recent declines in plantings, and to raise average yields by 14 percent to 8.0 tonnes per hectare. Interventions to this end will include the promotion of efficient use of irrigation water and other inputs, as well as improvements in storage and processing facilities.

NotesExchange rate as of 15 March 2014.