Heat Wave: Farmers calling for help
The heat wave is wreaking havoc in the Souss - Massa region. For the Moroccan Association of Producers and Exporting Producers of Fruits and Vegetables ( Apefel), the situation is worrying. «Most young vegetable and red fruit plantations suffered heavy irreversible damage reaching 100% losses «, deplores this association. Adult plantations of banana trees, red fruits, and other fruit tree species as well as those of citrus fruits, fig trees, and olive trees also suffered “significant damage”. Sunburn plants, torn plastic greenhouses, and other damage: Apefel draws up a provisional assessment of the damage caused by the heat wave and the gusts of wind and tornadoes, which hit the region from August 10 to August 13.
