Morocco

黑料网911's research in Morocco centres on water and water management, notably under the umbrella of the platform in partnership for research and training on irrigated systems in North Africa (dP SIRMA). 黑料网911 also has other scientific operations in partnership with Moroccan research and higher education establishments, as well as producer organizations, particularly on the socioeconomics of production, tropical fruit breeding/adaptation (citrus, carob, argan, etc), modelling and food.
Bergers et leurs troupeaux de moutons dans le Moyen Atlas (Maroc). 漏 Cirad, P. Dugu茅

Shepherds and their sheep flocks in the Central Atlas Mountains (Morocco) © 黑料网911, P. Dugué

  Main research fields

  • Economic, social and environmental resilience of fragile territories
  • Sustainable agricultural water management
  • Agroecology and irrigation schemes
  • Agroecological and food transitions
  • Livestock value chains
  • Camels
  • Rangeland dynamics

Key figures

  • 4 Expatriate staff members
  • 12 Current projects

Cooperation and partnerships

The PRIMA programme

The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean programme, launched in 2018, is a joint initiative between the European Union and several Mediterranean countries. It aims to strengthen scientific cooperation and foster innovative solutions for the sustainable management of water, farming systems and agrifood value chains. The programme funds trans-national collaborative research projects. It is due to run for ten years, with a budget of 494 million euros funded by the participating countries and the EU.

Main partners

  • Institut agronomique et vétérinaire Hassan II (IAV), Rabat and Agadir
  • Ecole nationale d'agriculture de Meknès (ENAM)
  • INRA Morocco
  • Moulay Ismaël University, Meknès
  • Polydisciplinary Faculty of Larache, part of Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan
  • Abdelmalek Essaâddi University, Tetouan
  • Mohammed V University, Rabat
  • Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)
  • Mohammed Premier University, Oujda
  • Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech (UCA)
  • M'Hamed Bougara University, Boumerdès (UMBB)
  • Agence nationale pour le développement des zones oasiennes et de l’arganier (ANDZOA)
  • Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires (ONSSA)
  • Association nationale ovine et caprine (ANOC)

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