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It seems that the Ministry of Agriculture decided to anticipate the protests called for by bakery sector professionals by holding a meeting with their representatives, in order to discuss the conditions witnessed by this sector.
According to what was reported by an informed professional source, it is expected that a meeting will be held between representatives of the National University of Bakeries and Sweets in Morocco and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, as well as representatives of other government sectors, on October 14, in order to decide on the problems known to them. Bread and sweets preparation sector in Morocco.
The same source explained, “During this meeting, the contractual program for developing the sector will be discussed in order to renew and activate it after the study that was conducted previously, while delving into the issue of the law regulating the craft.”
In addition, the meeting will address the aspect related to the expansion of random bakeries, which have become an unfair competition for official professionals and those holding a license.
This meeting comes after bakery owners called for a protest in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests in Rabat, on Wednesday, October 16, in protest against the deteriorating situation in the sector.
This stance, which coincides with World Bread Day, according to the same professionals, aims to express their dissatisfaction with what the bakery sector is experiencing, which is suffering from bankruptcy and the closure of a large number of bakeries, due to the spread of unhealthy bread production using butane gas, which is harmful to the health of consumers.
In addition, bakery owners complain of a lack of support and the deterioration of their financial conditions, which led to the bankruptcy of many of them, in addition to the absence of health and administrative oversight, which led to unfair competition that harmed the sector.
The professionals concluded that this protest would be an opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with the situation this sector has reached, and to make their voice heard to all concerned parties, especially since this sector lacks support from the state and still lacks a regulatory law to frame and organize it.
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