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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Catastrophic’ Moroccan Drought to Boost Import, Subsidy Costs

A dry field is pictured near Marrakech, Morocco February 12, 2022. (Reuters)

The worst drought in decades has left Moroccan farmers facing what one industry official dubbed a "catastrophic year" that will force the government to hike grain imports and subsidies.

Rainfall this year is 64% less than the average, further emptying reservoirs that were already reduced after years of less predictable weather.

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