Morocco-Israel: call for sharing experiences in water management

Deputy-president of the Morocco-Israel Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIMI), Jamal Belahrach, has called for sharing experiences and know-how between Morocco and Israel on water management in the agricultural sector.

The first Morocco-Israel Symposium on agriculture and fish farming, which is being held in Ait Melloul, near Agadir, is the ideal platform for this sharing, given Israel’s experience in managing the scarcity of water resources, said Mr. Belahrach, who was the guest of the program “Questions d’actu” of Medi1 TV channel.

This is a topical subject for the Kingdom in this context marked by drought and the rainfall deficit which affect farmers, noted the deputy-president of the CCIMI.

The Morocco-Israel Symposium brings together the major operators of the national agricultural sector and a dozen Israeli companies through B2B meetings, he pointed out, adding that Joint Ventures will emerge at the end of this meeting.

Morocco can also share its experience with Israel in terms of production and processing in the agricultural sector, noted Mr. Belahrach, recalling the role of the CCIMI consisting in building bridges between Moroccan and Israeli operators to contribute to economic growth in both countries.

For his part, Moundir Zniber, President of Gaia Energy, highlighted Israel’s know-how in key sectors, such as energy and agriculture.

Agricultural models adapted to the desert climate are among the major current issues in this context of drought and climate change, he stressed, adding that Israel has been developing, for years, very advanced technologies in terms of agriculture, to produce seeds that are resilient to the desert climate.

The Morocco-Israel symposium on agriculture and fish farming seeks to facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge between professionals from the two countries and will report on the evolution of the fruit and vegetable and fish farming sector, according to the CCIMI.

The meeting, which is being held on March 16 and 17 at the Hassan II Agro-Veterinary Institute (IAV) in Aït Melloul (Agadir campus), will primarily address the issue of water and the use of new technologies for optimization of irrigation, a vital issue for the sector.