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Published on 17/04/2018
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Published by
BENOIT-CELEYRETTE Cécilia
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The Moroccan berries industry is making strong progress, with the raspberry and blueberry coming to prominence alongside the strawberry. Initially planted in northern Morocco where they enjoy favourable pedoclimatic and water conditions, berries have now spread as far as Souss. Interest from European consumers in these berries, Morocco’s undeniable competitive assets – its proximity to the European market and labour costs – as well as State support mean that even now tomato greenhouses are being converted to these fruits, and that the objectives initially set under the “Maroc Vert” plan are being exceeded