date:May 29, 2023
For Moroccans, dates are a long-honored and admired fruit, an important element of the national cuisine, and a favorite delicacy, which enjoys wide popularity among both Moroccan citizens and tourists. Remarkably, per-capita consumption of dates in Morocco stood at about 7 kg in 2021, while globally it averaged just 1 kg!
Morocco has been actively increasing domestic production of dates. In 2010-2021, it has grown by almost 50%, and now Morocco is the 14th largest producer of those fruits in th