2024-05-26 10:13:06
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Improvement, Water and Forests in Morocco revealed that it expects grain manufacturing to say no to three.12 million tons this yr, a 43 p.c lower in comparison with final yr, attributable to drought.
The ministry expects, in accordance with an announcement carried by the official information company “Ma’,” to provide 1.75 million tons of sentimental wheat, 0.71 million tons of laborious wheat, and 0.66 million tons of barley.
She acknowledged that the present agricultural season falls inside a really tough local weather context that has lasted for 5 years, noting that the time distribution was characterised by a delay in rainfall, which led to an extended drought in the beginning of the season, which negatively affected the standing of autumn crops.
The world cultivated with principal grains this season amounted to 2.47 million hectares, in comparison with 3.67 million hectares within the earlier season, a lower of 33 p.c.
The harvestable space is estimated at 1.85 million hectares, or about 75 p.c of the cultivated space.
Drought is a significant downside in Morocco attributable to its direct influence on the agricultural sector, which employs a couple of third of the working-age inhabitants and represents about 14 p.c of exports.
Water stress in Morocco was exacerbated by rising temperatures, which led to elevated evaporation of water in dams. The Ministry of Agriculture expects common temperatures to rise by 1.3 levels Celsius by 2050.
The assertion continued that the big variation in minimal and most temperatures skilled throughout the season led to disturbances in crop manufacturing cycles.
The assertion confirmed that the nationwide common rainfall on Might 22, 2024 was about 237 mm, a lower of 31 p.c in comparison with a traditional season (349 mm), and a rise of 9 p.c in comparison with the earlier season (217 mm) on the identical date.
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2024-05-26 10:13:06