Morocco Agriculture

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Agriculture is a leadind sector of the Moroccan economy and it can contribute from 14% to 18% of the GDP according to years. In 1999, the agricultural sector produced only 35.5 million quintals, because of the aridity, hardly half of these last years' production. Morocco, as many others countries, depends largely on climatic conditions. The main productions are : wheat, barley and citrus fruits.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 9,661,000 hectares in Morocco.

Number of farms:

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Wheat	2,153,500	2,691,000	14,213

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Ovine races	14,588,000
Goats	4,704,000

Number of tractors:

42,000

Irrigated land (surface area):

1,258,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
13,066 Tm.	726,699 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

10,900 Tm.

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