| 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)
|
|
|
Wheat
|
2,153,500
|
2,691,000
|
14,213
|
Livestock
|
Species
|
Headcount
|
|
Ovine races
|
14,588,000
|
|
Goats
|
4,704,000
|
Number of
tractors:
Irrigated land (surface
area):
Fishing yield in metric
tons:
|
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods
|
Saltwater fish
|
|
13,066 Tm.
|
726,699 Tm.
|
Aquacultural yield in
metric tons:
|
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