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Moroccan farmers are increasingly turning to organic farming, which has more demand than conventional one. Organic products command more demand – to the extent of 20 percent or so-as against conventional ones, apart from their attribute as an environmentally friendly agricultural practice.
Moroccan farmers are increasingly turning to organic farming, which has more demand than conventional one. Organic products command more demand – to the extent of 20 percent or so-as against conventional ones, apart from their attribute as an environmentally friendly agricultural practice.
Now more acreages are brought under organic farming in the North African country -from 4,000 hectares in 2010 to 12,000 hectares now. In terms of production, it has reached 120,000 tons. Of that 21,000 tons are destined for export. The local demand for organic fruits and vegetables is also growing as people are becoming more and more health conscious.
Seventy percent of organic farming is done by farmers having less than five hectares of land. It is important to bring more and more people into organic agriculture since the know-how and technologies are getting increasingly popularized. Sustainable agriculture should be the norm rather than an exception, an important government official opined, adding that efforts were underway to achieve that norm.
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The transition from conventional to organic farming takes three to four years before the first product can meet organic standards. The rise in organic farming goes hand in hand with the growth in organic fertilisers. According to the Moroccan ministry of agriculture, organic farming is being carried out on more than 1.4 million workdays in 2019.
