The production of autumn cereals under the 2022-2023 agricultural campaign amounted to 1.1 million quintals, composed of appropriate varieties with high yields and guaranteed quality, and subsidized by the state to a third of the production cost, said Monday Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Mohammed Sadiki.
For sugar beet, the area targeted is 50,000 hectares, said the Minister during the oral question session in the House of Representatives, noting that the aid for sugar beet seed stands at 1,280 dirhams/hectare.
Regarding fertilizers, the Minister said that the national market will be supplied with nearly 650,000 tons of phosphate fertilizer, with a stable price compared to the level of last year, noting that the Ministry is closely monitoring the evolution of prices of nitrogen fertilizers which are experiencing a certain decline at the international level, in addition to the examination of a formula for state intervention in some central chains of these fertilizers for the supply of the national market.
Concerning livestock production, the Ministry continues to support the fodder according to the production chains and the climatic situation, according to Sadiki, who mentioned the support of the dairy chains and red meat to preserve their balance, the protection of animal health free of charge against contagious diseases, as well as the expansion of water points dedicated to the watering of livestock according to regions.
On agricultural insurance, the Minister said that the insured area has been revised upward to 200,000 hectares to reach 1,200,000 hectares, while the volume of aid provided under the Agricultural Development Fund for the year 2023 stands at 3.7 billion dirhams, with a view to attracting an investment worth MAD 7.4 billion.
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