Morocco expects a strong cereal harvest after heavy winter rains, with output nearing 9 million tonnes, more than doubling last year.
Agriculture Minister Ahmed El Bouari said cereal production should reach nearly 90 million quintals, according to state news agency MAP.
Last season, cereal output stood at just 44 million quintals, highlighting a sharp contrast with this year’s projected surge.
Agriculture contributes around 12 percent of Morocco’s economy and employs nearly one-third of the working-age population nationwide according to official estimates.
Morocco has emerged from seven consecutive years of drought after heavy rains flooded regions in December and February.
December downpours in Safi killed 37 people, followed by February floods across the northwest killing at least four.
The February flooding also displaced more than 180,000 residents across affected regions in northern and northwestern Morocco.
Scientists say climate change driven by human activity is intensifying droughts and floods, making extremes more frequent and severe.
