Morocco's Grain Output Falls to 68 Million Quintals in 2014

During this crop year, farmers harvested 37 million quintals of wheat, 17 million quintals of barley and 14 million quintals of durum wheat, the minister pointed out in a meeting.

 

"The good distribution of rainfall, the farmers' efforts and the permanent and constant commitment of the department of Agriculture vis-à-vis the agricultural sector have contributed to achieve a promising crop year with a cereal output of 68 million quintals despite limited levels of rainfall", he explained.

 

The agriculture ministry estimates that the sector generates 20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs 45 percent of the 11-million active population.

 

Some 5.3 million hectares of land are farmed by some 1.4 million Moroccans, according to the ministry.