the Agency for Agricultural Development was also accredited with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in March 2016, as the first accredited entity in Morocco and the only direct access entity to manage grants at the national level. The financial resources that were mobilized by ADA under the Green Morocco Plan amount to 3.67 billion MAD, of which 1.73 billions MAD were secured in the form of grants. These resources supported a portfolio of 17 programs and projects dedicated to solidarity agriculture, structured into three main categories:
8 solidarity agriculture programs under the Green Morocco Plan, financed by five donors: the Islamic Development Bank, the French Development Agency (AFD), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), ENABEL (Belgian Cooperation), and the Hassan II Fund.
8 programs focused on enhancing the climate resilience for solidarity agriculture, financed by 4 climate finance funds: the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and the Adaptation Fund.
1 program dedicated to value chain development, implemented under the second phase of the Support Project to the National Irrigation Water Saving Program (PAPNEEI), financed by the African Development Bank.
The sustainable development has been a core pillar of the Green Morocco Plan, guiding the adoption of effective and cost-efficient adaptive interventions, while placing strong emphasis on the conservation of natural resources as a prerequisite for long-term agricultural sustainability.
Since its implementation in 2008, the Green Morocco Plan has incorporated several measures aimed at strengthening the resilience of the agricultural sector to the impacts of climate change, through:
Rationalizing water consumption
Ensuring the energy transition of the agricultural sector
Managing agricultural land within a sustainable framework
Developing programs that promote the circular economy
Mainstreaming climate change considerations into the agricultural strategies
Measures integrating the climate change dimension under the Génération Green 2020–2030 strategy
Promoting scientific research in the field of green technologies
Supporting and scaling up projects and actions for climate change adaptation and mitigation
Continuing the mobilization of climate finance
Encouraging the energy transition of the agricultural sector towards renewable energy
Pursuing the program for the mobilization and efficient use of irrigation water
Launch of the "Green Morocco Plan”
2012
Accreditation with the Adaptation Fund (AF)
First Moroccan DAE accredited by the GCF
Launch of the “Generation Green 2020 - 2030” Strategy
2021
First DAE to be re-accredited
(First re-accreditation in 2017)
In addition to its efforts to mobilize financial resources under climate finance, the Agency for Agricultural Development actively contributes to sourcing financial resources from various national and international donors. These efforts aim to accelerate the implementation of agricultural development projects, particularly for solidarity agriculture targeting smallholder farmers in the most vulnerable areas.
The programs financed under the Green Morocco Plan to support solidarity agriculture focused on:
The implementation of conversion, intensification, and diversification projects
The development of hydro-agricultural infrastructure
The construction of rural access roads as well as the construction of water collection works
The equipment of valorization units
farmers’ capacity building, particularly in the marketing of agricultural products
Support to the Génération Green 2020–2030 Strategy (Program for Results)
IHYAE Program (Support to the Revitalization of Moroccan Rural Territories through Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural and Para-Agricultural Sectors)
“Al Ard Khadra” Program, aimed at supporting the ecological transition and strengthening the sustainable and resilient management of agricultural and forest ecosystems
Support to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) (Program for Results)
Support Program for Inclusive Solidarity Agriculture for Women and Youth (PAASIFEJ)
