Fez-Meknes: the CRI intends to promote the transformation of medicinal and aromatic plants.
The Regional Investment Center ( CRI ) of the Fez-Meknes region aims to strengthen the production and marketing of medicinal and aromatic plants, by promoting the processing sector. The region has significant development potential, with opportunities in niches such as green cosmetics, essential oils and dried plants. The CRI wishes to draw attention to the national and international economic prospects of this market and highlight the region of Fez-Meknes.
The Fez-Meknes region has favorable microclimatic conditions. Its strategic action plan aims to consolidate and develop specific knowledge of market gardening and regional agricultural production, diversify production, develop cultivation and marketing, and label products.
The cultivation of market gardening and agricultural production has advantages for controlling production and diversifying markets, particularly in green cosmetics and food supplements. The region has identified three flagship products: the carob tree, the caper and cannabis, for which it has 10% of national production, we learn from an article from Today Le Maroc .
The province of Taounate is known for its production of medicinal and aromatic plants ( PMA ): myrtle, oregano and thyme. The recent legalization of cannabis for medical use also offers new investment opportunities in the region. At the same time, research and development in the LDC sector is supported by several institutions to accompany this rise. The ecosystems identified in the LDC sector include green cosmetics, dry extracts, dried plants, essential oils and food supplements.
Morocco is rich in medicinal and aromatic plants, with more than 4,200 listed species, making it the world’s second largest producer after Turkey. About 600 species are exported for a value of more than 825 MDH, mainly for the manufacture of organic cosmetics, food supplements and cannabis-based medicines.
According to the same source, Morocco relies mainly on spontaneous plants to produce medicinal and aromatic plants, with only 2% of cultivated plants. Production units are small and include foreign and local companies specializing in production, marketing and extraction.
