Morocco boosts desalination and water transfers amid drought
According to The Arab Weekly and agencies on 14th June, Morocco is ramping up its investment in desalination plants, water...
Agriculture
Russia emerges as key wheat supplier to Libya
Libya became the third-largest African importer of Russian wheat in 2025, reflecting a significant shift in grain trade dynamics. According...
Morocco’s agriculture and water resources take centre stage at SIAM
Morocco is ploughing ahead with a number of radical programs aimed at countering a seven year drought. Following the inauguration...
Morocco signs key water, agriculture deals at SIAM opening
At the opening of the 17th SIAM in Meknes, agriculture and water ministers to Morocco signed two landmark agreements to...
Algeria steers aways from oil dependence with diversification plan
Algeria is taking steps to leave its long-time dependence on hydrocarbons in the past. On April 18th, the World Bank...
Desert locust hotspot found in Libya’s Sirte
New desert locust hot spots have been discovered in Sirte and several cities in central and southern Libya, confirming fears...
Morocco guest of honour at Paris agriculture show
Morocco is to take centre stage at the 61st Agriculture Show which opens in Paris on February 22nd, marking the...
Morocco: Livestock numbers have dropped by 38% amid drought
Morocco's Agriculture Minister has revealed livestock numbers have plummeted by 38% since 2016, as the North African kingdom struggles with...
$156m hole in Ghana’s state budget due to USAID freeze
Countries across the globe are feeling the immediate effects of US' part suspension of its biggest humanitarian aid agency, USAID,...
Fears grow in Morocco over crop collapse
Fears are growing in Morocco over crop collapse, as the decades-long drought begins to land the country's agriculture sector in...
Women suffer in Morocco’s agriculture sector amid outsourcing
Women farmers in Morocco are struggling under poor working conditions brought on by the North African kingdom's outsourcing of the...
Libya: Farmer’s radical experiment with top dates pays off
A Libyan farmer's experiment with growing premium dates seems to have paid off, in what could be a major revaluation...
Morocco’s red pepper capital decimated by drought
Morocco’s red pepper capital Oulad Ali Loued has been decimated by the ongoing six-year drought that has threatened to the...
Qatar expands agrifood investments in Algeria
Qatar is expanding its investments in Algeria's agricultural sector, reflecting the deepening of ties between the two countries, according to...
Morocco: Cannabis sector booming with drought-resilient seed
As much of Morocco's countryside lays bare in its sixth consecutive year of drought, a new drought-resilient variant of the...
