Emigration is common in Morocco, with labor migrants traveling to Europe. Migration in the country often is an adaptation tool to reduce structural, climatic, economic and socio-political crises in rural areas. Technical and governance innovations are required that will allow the development of agricultural and rural systems, open the countryside to a new form of rural life (rurality) and rebuild collectives in villages, based on new contractual principles.
Study regions in Morocco are experiencing agrarian renewal and proving attractive to former migrants and new groups of people, such as agricultural workers as well as urban and foreign investors in the country. Agrarian change, in turn, contributes to changes in the migratory phenomenon of each region.
Site 1. Tadla and Phosphate Plateau: Fquih Ben Salah, Beni Mellal and Khouribga Provinces Site 2. Middle Atlas-High Moulouya and Eastern High Atlas: Ifrane Province, Khénifra and Midelt Site 3 Oasis of Ziz, Guir and Figuig: Provinces of Errachidia and Figuig The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted migration in Morocco, interrupting the circulation of money, food and merchandise between Morocco and other countries. Migrants stuck in Morocco, particularly those without many investments and resources, have developed new strategies to survive in the country during lockdowns. In response to the pandemic, the Morocco team has organized discussions with local and regional partners to understand the impact of Covid-19 on agricultural development and migration.
Contact Point:
Mohammed Aderghal, Senior Professor of Geography, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco m.aderghal@gmail.com