The area planted with cereals in the Meknès region for the 2024-2025 agricultural campaign has reached 62,230 hectares, representing 100% of the planned area, according to data from the Prefectural Directorate of Agriculture.
This area is divided between conventional cereal sowing with 42,000 hectares, semi-direct cereals with 18,900 hectares, and conventional seed cereals with 1,100 hectares.
The main areas covered include Ain Jamaa (22,350 ha), Dkhissa (15,000 ha), Bni Ammar (15,690 ha), and Ain Orma (9,190 ha).
Legume crops cover 10,140 hectares, with 400 hectares reserved for spring chickpeas, of which only 33% was completed by March 10. The remaining legume varieties are distributed across 9,740 hectares, with 55% of the programmed area achieved (5,669 hectares).
For fodder crops, the programmed area is 12,630 hectares, of which 47% has been completed (5,930 hectares). Oilseed crops have a programmed area of 3,860 hectares, with only 16% completed by March 10. Of this, 600 hectares are dedicated to canola (320 ha completed) and 3,260 hectares to sunflower (330 ha planted).
The significant rainfall from recent weeks has revived the hopes of farmers and breeders in the Meknès prefecture, known for its agricultural vocation, for a successful agricultural season.
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