Morocco plans to spend $670 million as part of a program during the years 2025 and 2026 to enhance animal wealth.

Minister of Agriculture of Morocco, Ahmed Al-Bouari, said today, Thursday, that Morocco intends to spend 6.2 billion dirhams ($670 million) within a program during the years 2025 and 2026 to enhance the livestock wealth of cattle, which has decreased after years of drought. Six years of drought have led to a significant loss of job opportunities in the agricultural sector and a 38% decline in livestock wealth of cattle and sheep this year, compared to the last census nine years ago. Al-Bouari told journalists that as part of the livestock revitalization program, three billion dirhams will be allocated in 2025 and 3.2 billion dirhams next year for measures including easing and rescheduling debts of livestock breeders as well as supporting animal feed. He added that the government also intends to provide assistance to breeders who do not slaughter female livestock, in addition to veterinary campaigns, improving breeds, and artificial insemination. In February, Moroccan King Mohammed VI asked Moroccans to refrain from slaughtering sacrificial animals on Eid al-Adha, which falls in June this year, due to the decrease in the number of livestock in the country.