Morocco attends 2nd Arab agribusiness show

Moroccan agri-food processing professionals will take part in the second Arab agribusiness show due in Beirut this June 15-19.

The event, to be attended by exhibitors from the host country (Lebanon), Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen, is an opportunity for the Moroccan professionals to show the potentials of the Moroccan agribusiness sector and foster partnership with Arab peers.

On the fringes of the show, lectures will be made on the progress made by the agri-food processing technologies, the international quality norms and the importance of agribusiness in Arab economies.

In Morocco, the sector of agribusiness employs 100,000 persons and accounts for 22% of the country's overall processing industry. The sector posts annually around $680 million turnover and contributes about 20 % in Morocco's overall industrial exportations.