KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Description: Contribution to the oilseed sector stimulus plan through support to farmers and implementation of sustainable and durable farming practices. Ecosystem improvement for 900 aggregated farmers over 22,300 ha of cultivated land through interprofessional framework agreement
- Specificity: Development of an upstream/downstream integration approach for the agricultural sector
- Impact: 900 aggregated farmers accounting for 22,300 ha
FUNCTIONING
SUPPORT TO FARMERS:
Training
Visits
Advice
Assistance to funding
SCOPE
MOROCCO
900 aggregated farmers on more than 22 300 ha
BUDGET
Dh255M/year
i.e./ DH 3,000 /year/ha
COMPLEMENTARY STAKEHOLDERS
Avril
Agronomic and technical expertise
Experience in developing agricultural, agribusiness and agro-industrial sectors
60 training days/year reaching 2,000+ farmers
Lesieur Cristal
Implementation of institutional structures supporting farmers and enhancing capabilities
3000+ assisted farmers for seedling
100+ exchange days with aggregated farmers
Proléa Agropol
Updating Moroccan producers knowledge
Support to the creation of durable and efficient farming practices
IMPACTS
Agricultural productivity
Improvement of agricultural productivity and income through efcient varieties and better farming techniques introduction
Climate change
Optimization of soil management thanks to field crop rotation
Sustainable dev. goals
Field crop sustainability
Agricultural income increase through better productivity
NEXT STEPS
Project extension to 85,000 ha of sunowers and 42,000 ha of Colza by 2020
Increase in production yield to reach an average of 18 q/ha for sunowers and 20 q/ha for colza
