Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco's cereal farmers, food supply
Voice of America
Abdelkrim Naaman, the chairman of the NGO Nalsya, right, advises a farmer on seeding, irrigation and drought mitigation, on a farm on the outskirts of Kenitra, Morocco, June 21, 2024. A farmer works in a wheat field on the outskirts of Kenitra, Morocco, June 21, 2024. A six-year drought has imperiled the country's entire agriculture sector, including farmers who grow cereals and grains used to feed humans and animals.
Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco. A six-year drought has imperiled the country's entire agriculture sector, including farmers who grow cereals and grains used to feed humans and livestock.
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