Agriculture and climate change: The World Bank grants a loan of 180 million dollars to Morocco

Jesko Hentschel, directeur des opérations de la banque pour le Maghreb et Malte

The World Bank has just approved a $180 million loan to Morocco to enable farmers to better resist climate change. “Faced with the increased pressure of climate change and population growth on the country’s water and land resources, the loan allocated to the Project for Resilient and Sustainable Water Management in Agriculture (RESWAG) aims to strengthen the governance of water resources in the agricultural sector, improve the quality of irrigation services and expand farmers’ access to technical advice in this area”, she explains in a press release.

According to the financial institution, this investment program will target three areas. First, improving the water governance framework to ensure sustainable withdrawals in agriculture, then providing climate-smart irrigation and drainage services through the deployment of water conservation techniques. water on new surfaces, and, finally, support for 23,500 farmers to enable them to access advisory services to strengthen their climate resilience and water productivity. “Agriculture is at the heart of Morocco’s economic and social ambitions, and this funding supports this vital sector, in line with the Generation Green strategy, the National Water Plan and the New Model of development pursued by the country,” says Jesko Hentschel, director of the bank’s operations for the Maghreb and Malta.

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