Table 3 Morocco: Crop Set and Base Cropping Patterns (1998).
|
Crop Set___________________________ |
Base Cropping Area (000ha) | ||
|
LSI |
PRI |
Rain-fed | |
|
Cereals_______________________________ |
228.6 |
257.4 |
4514.6 |
|
Legumes_______________________ |
2.7 |
3.3 |
371.1 |
|
Forages____________________________ |
8.4 |
11.9 |
42.6 |
|
Industrial Crops_______________________ |
94.8 |
- |
98.3 |
|
Vegetables__________________________ |
58.7 |
184.6 |
45.3 |
|
Fruits___________________________________ |
59.3 |
241.3 |
47.3 |
|
Fallow____________________________ |
- |
- |
592.8 |
Source: MASM (Doukkali, 2002).
Table 4 Description of Policy Scenarios for Morocco Case.
|
Scenarios |
Water (LSI) |
Energy |
Cerealsa |
Industrial Cropsb |
|
Water Pricing Input Factor Tax Output Taxc |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
a: Cereals: Durum wheat, Bread wheat, Barley, and Corn.
b: Industrial Crops: Sugar Beet, Sugar Cane, Sunflower, and Peanuts.
c: Output tax is on crops produced on LSI.
Table 5 Actual Volumetric Cost in Different Agricultural Zone in Morocco.
|
Agricultural Zone |
Actual Cost (Dh/M3) |
|
Favorable Zone |
0.681 |
|
Intermediate Zone |
0.347 |
|
Unfavorable Zone East |
0.642 |
|
Mountainous Zone* |
0.17 |
|
Unfavorable Southern Zone |
1.026 |
|
Sahara (Desert) Zone |
0.753 |
Source: Ait Kadi.
* Mountain Area (mainly TADLA (Beni Amir))’s actual cost only
includes O&M cost (Dh/M3)
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