KINGDOM OF MOROCCO

Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries

Green Morocco Plan (2010 2020)

A developing country triple bottom line answer to food insecurity, adaptation of agriculture to climate change and sustainable growth of small farmers
Very important direct and indirect impact on growth

Share of GDPA/GDP

Potential massive impact on employment and economic development Impact on macroeconomic stability (trade balance) Social stability challenges for fragile producers Environmental challenges water scarcity, biodiversity, desertification 71 % of the farms occupy only 25% of the usable farm area with an average size of 2,1 hectares / smallholder. The small size of the farms and the focus placed on the low valueadded crops sentence numerous farmers to poverty.

GDP/Capita

7 main ideas behind the Green Morocco Plan

A firm belief: agriculture as a main engine of growth and fight against poverty in Morocco No subsector is doomed in Morocco: importance to place market players at the service of development

An agriculture for all approach without exclusion to secure Moroccan foods future To deal with the basic problem of the players fabric: innovative aggregation models, which are adapted to each subsector and socially equitable

At the center of the equation: investment. Goal is USD 2 Billion needed over the next 10 years (USD 0,7 billion secured so far).

A pragmatic , transactional approach: 1,000 to 1,500 concrete development projects over the 2010-2020 period

A long term road map paving the way to adaptation of agriculture to climate change effects: importance to adopt a long term strategy for water and biodiversity resources preservations

Green Morocco Plan is divided into two pillars.with huge impacts from the economic and social standpoints

Aggregation Business Models : Example of Pillar II project

MOROCCO SOCIAL OFFER : AN INCOMPARABLE VALUE PROPOSAL THROUGH 5 DIMENSIONS

Social and environmental stake - Rural women and young people will carry out most of the plantation olive groves - Fight against desertification (New National Agency for Oasis Ecosystems Protection) - Reduction of the effects of erosion and national plan for water use efficiency - Preservation of unique North African biodiversity Social projects with a potential huge impact - Priority targeting of the areas of rural poverty - Several thousands of owners impacted by each project - Increase x2 to x5 of the agricultural income of the targeted owners

Moroccos social offer for the reduction of agricultural poverty and preservation of natural resources Accessibility on the ground with social operators Broad portfolio of already packaged concrete plans - Projects of reconversion towards better paying crops - Projects of intensification and assistance to existing farms - Projects of agricultural diversification of the sources of income -Solid fabric of professional organizations and cooperatives - Massive commitment of the financial sector towards rurality

Establishment of true long-term partnerships - Long-term commitment with multiannual projects - Strong involvement and co-investment of the Moroccan government in the projects - Good capacity of execution and control of the Moroccan administration - Presence of international social actors of reference