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Morocco

Morocco is mostly an arid country in which agriculture accounts for a very low percentage of the total GDP, but employs half of the country’s population. About 27% of the population in Morocco is considered poor and 70% of the poor people live in rural areas.

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Land Area
44,630,000 ha
GDP/Capita
8,058.4 USD
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The world’s food systems are in crisis, and big agribusiness is at its heart

19 January 2022

Public finance has a key role to play in agriculture. Instead of propping up corporate interests, it should learn from local producers PORTUGUÊS   19 January 2022, 3.13pm Public funds are being used to expand industrial livestock production – a sector that dramatically increases methane emissions,…

Call for proposals: Twinning arrangements for exchange of knowledge, experiences and networking in land governance

4 February 2021

The Arab Land Initiative, facilitated by the Global Land Tool Network and UN-Habitat, is launching a call for proposals to solicit the interest from organisations working in the Arab region to the twinning arrangement initiative. The initiative aims at pairing two organisations from countries in…

After 10 Years of Fighting, Morocco’s Soulalyat Women Find Justice

14 September 2019

The approval of the new law has cemented an important step in the fight for women claiming rights to communal lands. ez – “Although it is too late for me to get back some of my lands, when I see all these women finally getting justice, I feel like the struggle has been worth it. I feel that their…

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Land Monitoring and the SDGs

Challenges and Opportunities in Monitoring Land Data for the Sustainable Development Goals

16 May 2023

Land is a finite resource, and access to it is essential for the livelihoods of individuals and communities. To ensure that access to land is secure and equitable for all, the United Nations has set the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1.4.2, which measures individuals' land tenure security, and…

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Second Arab Land Conference 2021

Second Arab Land Conference 2021

The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt was pleased to announce the Second Arab Land Conference, organized under the patronage of the Egyptian Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities. The Conference was organized by the Housing and Building National Research Centre (HBRC)…