Keywords: AGRICULTURE


Algeria caps retail potato prices at 90 dinars per kilogram

Algerian authorities have moved to contain a fresh wave of food-price pressure by imposing a retail ceiling on potatoes, setting the maximum price at 90 Algerian dinars per kilogram. The measure is accompanied by tighter monitoring of the supply chain, from farms and cold-storage facilities to retailers. The......

Morocco’s 2027 budget faces test of PAM’s economic promises

Morocco’s 2027 finance bill is emerging as the first major economic test for the country’s new political configuration. With the draft budget required to reach Parliament by October 20, the incoming government faces a narrow window to translate the election campaign’s promises into......

Drought puts Hungary’s paprika production under growing pressure

Hungary’s traditional paprika industry is facing growing pressure from drought, rising temperatures and shrinking cultivated areas, adding climate-related challenges to existing competition from cheaper imports and changing food habits. Paprika has long been associated with Hungarian cuisine and......

Kheng Grou dam in Figuig nears completion with 2026 delivery target

The Kheng Grou dam in Morocco’s Figuig province has entered the final stage of construction, with completion now estimated at 91%. Project officials indicate that the major infrastructure project is expected to be delivered before the end of 2026, marking a significant step in efforts to strengthen......

Morocco strengthens its position in Europe’s tomato market

Morocco is steadily reshaping its role in the European tomato trade, moving from a complementary supplier to a major competitor for established producers. The latest figures for the 2025/2026 campaign show the scale of this shift, with Moroccan shipments to the European Union once again exceeding those......

Morocco GDP growth reaches 4% in Q2 2026 as agriculture surges

Morocco’s economy expanded by 4% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest economic assessment by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The figures point to a stronger contribution from primary activities, particularly agriculture, while industrial and other secondary-sector activities......

Morocco remains the EU’s leading supplier of phosphate rock

Morocco continues to play a central role in supplying phosphate rock to the European Union, highlighting the North African country’s importance to Europe’s access to a raw material essential for fertiliser production and agriculture. According to the 2026 report of Italy’s Circular......

Morocco turns satellite data into a new tool for African agriculture

Morocco is increasingly connecting space technology with agricultural science in an effort to improve the way African farmland is understood, managed and cultivated. Satellite observation, soil analysis, geographic information systems and agronomic expertise are being brought together to create a data-driven......

Spain signals continued cooperation with Morocco on trade, security and migration

Spain has reiterated its interest in maintaining positive and constructive relations with Morocco, highlighting the importance of continued cooperation between the two neighbouring countries in economic, security and migration-related matters. Spanish Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Luis Planas......