Solidarity-based agriculture represents a key driver of prosperity and resilience for farmers and vulnerable rural territories. It helps unlock local potential by adopting a sustainable development approach that combines economic efficiency, social equity, and the preservation of natural resources. From a social perspective, solidarity-based agriculture projects have generated significant employment opportunities during both the investment and operational phases, contributing to improved farmers’ incomes and greater stability of rural populations. Value chains such as olive, cactus, and almond have been among the main sources of job creation. From an economic perspective, these projects have led to substantial wealth creation through increased turnover and value added from crop and livestock production, as well as from processing units. New plantations play a central role in this dynamic by sustainably enhancing farm profitability. From an environmental perspective, solidarity-based agriculture strengthens farmers’ resilience to climate change while helping to combat land degradation. Plantations carried out under these projects actively contribute to carbon sequestration and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, making solidarity-based agriculture an effective tool for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Solidarity-based agriculture contributes to sustainable development in rural territories by promoting inclusive economic growth, creating local employment, and enhancing high-potential agricultural value chains. It also encourages sound management of natural resources, strengthens rural territories’ resilience to climate change, and supports the emergence of sustainable income-generating activities, thereby improving living conditions in rural areas.
It is an initiative under the Generation Green strategy that supports young people in the agricultural sector by helping them create their own projects and generate income.
Each region has a Regional Center for Young Agricultural and Agri-food Entrepreneurs, equipped with dedicated teams and tools to guide and support you throughout all stages of your entrepreneurial project.
The program offers a comprehensive support package covering technical, administrative, and financial aspects. This includes support for idea development, pre-startup assistance, help in accessing financing, as well as post-startup support to accelerate growth and ensure the sustainability of your business.
You will learn how to develop a business plan, manage a company, mobilize financing, and strengthen your technical and managerial skills tailored to your project.
You can access government support through the Agricultural Development Fund, financing schemes for young users of collective land, Solidarity Agriculture projects, and other mechanisms such as honor loans, guaranteed loans with subsidized interest rates, the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH), and other government programs.
Register on www.chababagri.ada.gov.ma, visit a Regional Center or a Provincial Agricultural Advisory Service, and take part in workshops, awareness caravans, and calls for projects to start your entrepreneurial journey.
An aggregation project in the citrus sector may be structured around a packing and/or processing unit. It must also meet the eligibility criterion relating to the minimum number of aggregated farmers (25 aggregated farmers).
To obtain aggregator status, the aggregator submits an application for approval of the aggregation project, along with a project file, to the Regional Directorate of Agriculture (DRA) where the project is domiciled, for approval by a technical committee. Once the project file is approved, the aggregator submits a supplementary project file to the same DRA. This file is validated by the DRA and forwarded to the ADA for the issuance of aggregation certificates for the benefit of the aggregator and the aggregated farmers.
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