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Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)
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Waste Management

Planting 850 hectares of olive trees

This project taking place in Morocco aims to plant a very large number of olive trees in order to fight against the negative impacts of climate change.

An initiative of Association L'Avenir pour le Développement

Overview of the project

The project is in partnership with the association ’Avenir Pour Le Développement' and the Provincial Board for Agriculture DPA in the SAFI region MARRAKECH-SAFI. The olive tree planting project was followed by:
  • A training for olive farmers and beekeepers
  • Photo exhibitions on climate change for raising awareness
  • Creating of Environment Clubs in schools and reforestation in olive planes
Objective

Improving quality of life for small farmers

Level of progress

implementation

Project timeline

2016 - 2018

Quantitative results
Reforestation of 850 hectares with olive plants, in other words, over 85,000 plants with around 600 beneficiaries.
Qualitative results
Training and encouraging farmers.
Financing

"Opération Maroc Ver"t

About the
organisation

Association L'Avenir pour le Développement

Abdellatif Elomari
Teacher
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Rural and farming development and creation of associations/cooperatives. Creating activities linked to the environment and education.