Dakhla area

About the Dakhla region, there is talk of the imposing construction project of the Dakhla Atlantique port, a future logistics center that corresponds to the structuring of the new development model of the southern regions of Morocco. It is one of the most promising investments for the Alawite economy, a gigantic logistics platform that will position it as an important center for commercial port activities.

Dakhla-Oued Eddahab is one of the richest areas in the country, whose ecosystem has won three international recognitions as a site of great ecological importance. The United States has just opened a consulate in the region recently and many domestic and foreign investments are planned in the region.

The region is also distinguished by high value-added agricultural production and early vegetable cultivation, which is a pioneering experience in the extension of the southern provinces.

Investment and quality

Nabil Belmkaddem, general manager of the agro-export company BestBerry, explains that new farms are currently being established in southern Morocco, specifically in the Dakhla region, which will provide greater earliness to the industry, with the possibility of an earlier supply. to the markets.

"We are hearing that the quality of the fruit is better in Dakhla, with brix degrees above 20 and a good size of fruit due to the appropriate weather conditions," says the executive.

Blueberries

The temperature in the Dakhla area remains between 23º and 25ºC throughout the year and a cool breeze causes great aeration and thus very few plant diseases. Nabil tells us that blueberries are grown in greenhouses and are in substrate. The harvest begins in October, which means 4 to 6 weeks earlier than Agadir, and 6 to 8 weeks earlier than in northern Morocco.

Two multinational berry companies have started producing in the area and the Moroccan government is preparing a 5.000-hectare irrigation district based on the desalination of water from the Atlantic Ocean.

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