Morocco’s agriculture ministry is considering financial support for farmers affected by recent flooding in the Loukkos basin after local representatives and agricultural groups raised concerns about heavy crop losses, sources told Hespress.
Agriculture Minister Ahmed Bouari met farmers and elected officials from flood hit areas at the ministry headquarters in Rabat, where participants described the talks as positive, according to sources present at the meeting.
Representatives from rural communes including Souaken and Souk Tolba, along with agricultural associations and professionals from the region, called for direct financial support for farmers whose fields were damaged by floods.
Bouari told the delegation the ministry is examining the possibility of providing direct compensation for certain crops such as sugar beet and fruit trees. The support would target farmers whose fields were covered by mud, preventing them from planting spring crops.
Officials have not yet disclosed the potential amount of financial aid, saying the issue remains under review and a decision is expected in the coming days.
For other crops, the ministry plans to assist farmers through the distribution of seeds and fertilizers to help mitigate losses during the current agricultural season.
The minister also said dairy farmers would receive compensation for milk losses incurred during the period when flooding disrupted roads and prevented deliveries to collection centers.
Bouari further assured farmers that irrigation water debts and agricultural credit payments linked to the current year would not be counted and that repayment facilities would be offered through rescheduling.
Floods in the Loukkos basin, particularly around rural areas near Ksar El Kebir, damaged about 20,000 hectares of farmland, according to agriculture ministry estimates.
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