Climate change parches Morocco breadbasket amid policy pitfalls
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Soaring inflation in Morocco is driving up living costs and stirring public anger, and as food prices increase the country's export-led agricultural model is coming under fire.
Soaring prices pressure Morocco's agriculture model
Fresh produce prices in Morocco are as high as in some European supermarkets.
"Today, we have a real problem with certain agricultural products that use up a lot of water to the detriment of wheat and oilseeds that Moroccans need, so we import them from abroad using major currencies. As a result, this sector is harming the purchasing power of Moroccans ..." Mohamed Jadri,