MOROCCO CELEBRATES THIS WEEK THE LARGEST FAIR OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

Last Wednesday the city of Agadir hosted the International Tomato Symposium, a conference that addressed the production and marketing as well as the Moroccan tomato industry sector. From yesterday and until next Sunday the SIFEL takes place 2009.

The International Fair of Fruits and Vegetables of Morocco, SIFEL, celebrates the seventh edition. It is an event that has been consolidated and is a benchmark in the sector of the Mediterranean area. Under the motto “new ideas and practical solutions and new technologies” SIFEL offers an extensive conference program, round tables and exhibitions around the fair.

The president of the National Organization of Fruit and Vegetable Producers in Morocco, Mohamed Zahidi, reported after the International Tomato Symposium that Morocco is currently the largest supplier of tomatoes to the EU.

Zahidi added that this is thanks to the dynamics and professionalism of the producers and recalled that most of them are of European origin..

The Symposium addressed the Moroccan tomato industry as an expanding sector with opportunities for companies at different levels. There are possibilities for cooperation in terms of growth, so the current plan “Green Morocco” is an indispensable tool.

The Agadir region remains at this time the most important area for the cultivation of export tomatoes in Morocco. This is because, mainly to the climate and the fertile soil, In addition to the abundant water available in the area. Other areas in Casablanca and in the north and east of Morocco also stand out..

Mohamed Zahidi explained the importance and weight of this sector in the Alawi Agriculture and, It is therefore, Therefore, Morocco will continue betting on professionalization, greater dynamics and the application of the maximum technology to achieve, not only a highly profitable crop, but in quality it has no competition.