This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
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The precipitation recently recorded in the province of Rehamna have had beneficial effects on agricultural land and water resources, augurous of a promising agricultural season and helping to mitigate the impact of drought that Morocco experienced in recent years.
These rains, which arrived at a period when the water deficit began to weigh on crops, now constitute a boon for the agricultural sector, underlined the provincial director of agriculture in Rehamna, Moulay Abdelaziz El Mellouki.
El Mellouki said that improving the water supply rate and the progressive recharging of water tables will help ensure good development of cultures in place, adding that precipitation will promote the regeneration of pastoral routes, thus guaranteeing sufficient fodder resources for the livestock, a major asset for breeders in the province.
In this context, he said that this precipitation will be able to create conditions favorable to the development of the cactus, a resilient culture which adapts perfectly to the climatic specificities of the region.
“Thanks to these water intake, this plant, essential both for the food of livestock and for the production of fruits intended for consumption, will benefit from better growth and increased yield,” he said.
And to maintain that in this dynamic, and in the face of the challenges posed by aridity, the farmers of the province also begin to be interested in the cultivation of quinoa, a cereal with multiple virtues, recognized for its resistance to difficult climatic conditions and its high nutritional value.
The introduction of this culture, he continued, could thus constitute a promising alternative, contributing to the diversification of agricultural production and the adaptation to climatic changes.
For his part, Mohamed Kerouache, a farmer in the province of Rehamna, welcomed this long -awaited precipitation, highlighting their determining role in preserving cultures and improving the conditions of breeding, especially since the soils of the region, although marked by aridity, benefit from a rather significant agricultural potential.
This precipitation, which intervene after a period of water stress, restore hope to farmers and strengthen the prospects of agricultural recovery in the province of Rehamna.
