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The Tafraoute Amandier Festival, a real locomotive for the development of the Amandier sector
An almond production of 6,900 rpm with an area of more than 23,400 ha
Launch Cochon -resistant cactus planting on an area of 1000 ha within the framework of the 5000 ha plantation program in the province of Tiznit by 2027
The Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Mr. Ahmed El Bouari, presided over Friday, April 11, 2025 in Tafraoute, the official opening of the 12th edition of the Amandier Festival.
On the sidelines of the festival, the Minister made a field visit to the level of the province of Tiznit, devoted to the monitoring and launch of several agricultural and rural development projects as part of the Green generation strategy.
He was accompanied by the governor of the province of Tiznit, the president of the Souss-Massa Chamber of Agriculture, the President of the Provincial Council of Tiznit, elected officials and a large delegation of ministry officials.
Opening of the 12th edition of the Amandier festival in Tafraoute
Organized from April 10 to 13, 2025 under the theme “Land of Amandier, terroir of the future”, the organization of this festival is part of the Green 2020-2030 generation strategy. Having become an unavoidable meeting in the sector, the Tafraoute Amandier Festival aims to be an economic, cultural and artistic crossroads, and constitutes a real locomotive for the development of the culture of the almond.
The aim of this event is to contribute to the valuation of the heritage of the anti-Atlas and to the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of local populations through the consolidation of the principles of the social and solidarity economy. It also aims to promote the Amandier sector; flagship product and labeled area.
Erected in the heart of the city of Tafraoute on an area of 2000 m², the festival knows the participation of more than 110 exhibitors of local products from different regions of Morocco as well as professionals in the sector. It plans to welcome more than 80,000 visitors.
The Souss-Massa region has an area of 23,431 hectares dedicated to the culture of the Amandier, mainly concentrated in the anti-Atlas, this Quim represents almost 10 % of the national area, estimated at 246,000 hectares. Regional production reaches 27,600 tonnes per year (not dissected), or about 17 % of national production.
Program of Coochet resistant cactus plantation
At the level of the territorial commune of Aglou, the minister became aware of the advancement of the planting program of the cactus resistant to the cochenille at the level of the province of Tiznit launched for the period 2022-2027 within the framework of the Green generation strategy. With a total amount of 55 million DH, this program includes the planting and maintenance of 5000 ha of caching caching and the supervision and support of farmers in five territorial municipalities in the province.
On this occasion, the Minister launched the planting work on the first carriage planting tranche over an area of 500 ha at the level of the municipalities of Aglou and Tnin Bounaamane for an area scheduled on 1000 ha for a total amount of 11 million DH for the benefit of 420 farmers.
