The day before yesterday, Saturday, in Rabat, a working meeting was held between the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, Mr. Mohamed Seddiqi, with the president and members of the Moroccan Federation of Agricultural Packaging Industries (FICOPAM), on measures aimed at supporting the protection of the food industries and the olive sector.
A press release from the Ministry confirmed that this meeting focused on the situation of the agricultural products development sector, including the olive oil sector, and the measures to be taken to support entrepreneurs in maintaining the activity of their units in a difficult context characterized by successive years of drought which seriously affect the supply of production units, and an international context characterized by, in particular, inflation, rising input prices and competition on foreign markets.
The ministry explained that this meeting is part of the governance adopted by the ministry to keep pace with the agricultural interprofessional federations, and to continuously and regularly monitor the situation of the sector in order to develop agricultural sectors and improve the flexibility of the sector within the framework of the Green Generation Strategy, noting that the management of the current difficult situation depends on the approach of close monitoring and consultation with professionals according to the chain of links.
Following discussions and proposals made by the federation, a number of measures were agreed between the ministry and professionals aimed at ensuring the supply of olive products to the national market under good conditions, protecting achievements in export markets and maintaining the competitiveness of the Moroccan industry. origin.
This involves ensuring access to raw materials in good conditions to maintain the productive capacities of the processing sector, creating mechanisms to combat the informal sector and speculation which hinder the proper functioning of the olive products market and accelerating the implementation of the decree which sets the dates for the olive harvest from the following season, in close consultation with professionals.
It also covers maintaining mechanisms to limit sales of low added value olive products, and speeding up the publication of texts relating to the implementation of the requirements of the 2023-2030 programme contract for the olive sector, in particular incentives for the diversification of exports.
The communication concludes that, in the difficult context of prolonged drought, the ministry, through all its departments and institutions under its supervision, continues to mobilize and strengthen close monitoring of the development of all agricultural sectors in coordination with professionals to take the necessary measures in a timely manner, in parallel with the implementation of the programs and projects of the Green Generation Strategy.
