Gharb agricultural area

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Gharb agricultural area is a fertile farming region in northwestern Morocco known for its extensive irrigated agriculture and significant contribution to the country’s crop production.

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Gharb agricultural area canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural region
farming region
administrativeRegion Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Middle Atlas region
linked to: Middle Atlas

Rif region
climate Mediterranean climate with Atlantic influence
continent Africa
contributesTo Morocco’s agricultural output
country Morocco
economicSector agriculture
hasCharacteristic extensively irrigated
fertile
hasDevelopmentPolicy Moroccan agricultural modernization programs
hasEconomicImportance major contributor to rural employment in the region
hasFeature intensive farming
large-scale irrigation schemes
hasLandUse intensive crop farming
irrigated perimeters
hasMainRiver Sebou River
hasSoilType alluvial soils
irrigationSource Ouergha River NERFINISHED
Sebou River
knownFor crop production
irrigated agriculture
languageUsed Amazigh languages
Arabic
Moroccan Arabic
linked to: Maghrebi Arabic
locatedIn Gharb region
northwestern Morocco
linked to: northern Morocco
nearCity Kenitra
Sidi Kacem
Sidi Slimane
partOf Gharb plain
Sebou River basin
linked to: Sebou River
playsRoleIn national food security of Morocco
producesCrop cereals
citrus fruits
forage crops
rice
sugar beet
vegetables

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Sidi Slimane partOf Gharb agricultural area