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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetArab Forum For Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS)
Country brief - Algeria
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No results found.The Arab Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS) strengthens inclusive, climate-smart advisory services across the Arab region by linking public, private, and civil-society providers. In Algeria, agriculture is an important pillar of the economy: about 13 percent of GDP, 9 percent of total employment, and a quarter of the population living in rural areas. Arable land exceeds 7.5 million hectares, and roughly 17.3 percent of national territory is agricultural. Recent policy focuses on boosting strategic crops and reducing the food import bill through the Algerian Agricultural Roadmap 2020–2024, while new 2025 agreements with the banking sector expand subsidized credit for farmers and agribusiness. The rural advisory system is led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with the National Agricultural Extension Institute, provincial directorates, the General Directorate of Forests, chambers of agriculture, and BADR bank, alongside private providers. Priorities include capacity building, ICT-enabled advice, sustainable water and soil management, and climate adaptation. Digital initiatives range from professional portals and mobile apps such as Choufli to smart-agriculture work by CRSTRA and AI tools for crop diagnostics, plus a 2025 satellite-based locust early-warning partnership with the Algerian Space Agency. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetArab Forum For Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS)
Country brief - Morocco
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The Arab Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS) strengthens inclusive, climate-smart advisory services across the Arab region. In Morocco, agriculture remains central for livelihoods and trade in a predominantly smallholder landscape. About two thirds of national land is agricultural, the sector contributed roughly a tenth of GDP in 2023, and nearly a third of employment, with women representing almost half of the agricultural workforce. Production spans modern private irrigated farms oriented to exports, large dam-irrigated perimeters for domestic markets, and extensive rainfed systems, especially in the northwest. Key outputs include cereals, vegetables that account for a large share of exports, olives that dominate fruit-tree area, dates, and a diversified livestock sector; domestic dairy supply covers most national needs. Policy is guided by the Green Generation Strategy 2020–2030, which builds on the Green Morocco Plan and prioritizes human capital and higher value-chain performance. The public advisory backbone is ONCA, operating a national network of regional and local centers while contracting licensed private advisors and partnering with research and producer bodies. Digital platforms such as ARDNA, virtual farmer field schools, and the ONCABOT assistant extend reach and support entrepreneurship programs for youth. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetArab Forum For Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS)
Country brief - Saudi Arabia
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The Arab Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS) strengthens inclusive, climate-smart advisory services across the Arab region by linking public, private, and civil-society providers. In Saudi Arabia, agriculture is modest yet strategic, contributing 2.7 percent of GDP in 2023 and employing about 3 percent of the population. Although 81.14 percent of national land is classified as agricultural, nearly all is permanent meadows and pastures, with only 1.98 percent arable and 0.12 percent in permanent crops, reflecting arid conditions and water scarcity. The kingdom is a global leader in dates, producing more than 1.6 million tonnes on 165 000 hectares with strong self-sufficiency, while remaining a net food importer that still exports dates, wheat, dairy, eggs, fish, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Vision 2030 and the National Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture guide sustainable growth, resource efficiency, and technology adoption. MEWA leads a pluralistic advisory system, expands extension centres and digital tools, and operates platforms such as Murshiduk and the Field app, alongside initiatives on smart agriculture, women’s empowerment, and integrated support for small farmers.
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