Morocco: the ban on watermelon cultivation in question?

The governor of Zagora province has taken new measures to limit the cultivation of red and yellow watermelon and ban it in certain areas. These measures aim to preserve the province’s water resources during this period of severe drought.

The scarcity of precipitation and the drop in the level of water tables in the region pushed the governor to take the decision to limit the cultivation of watermelon, which consumes water, and to ban it in certain areas. The measure aims to promote rational use of water in order to continue to meet the drinking water and irrigation water needs of the population.