Satellite monitoring for cereals, olives, citrus, vegetables and dates, with drought watch, irrigation guidance and yield forecasts in a country of variable rainfall.
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Farming in Morocco
Morocco's farming splits between rain-fed plains and irrigated basins. Wheat and barley grow on rain-fed land such as the Saïss plain around Fès and Meknès, Chaouia, Doukkala and Abda. Olives are planted widely. Irrigated schemes grow citrus, sugar beet, sugarcane, vegetables and fruit in the Gharb, Loukkos, Moulouya (Berkane), Tadla (Béni Mellal), Haouz (Marrakech) and Souss-Massa (Agadir). Greenhouse tomatoes and melons are grown in Souss-Massa and around Dakhla, red fruit in Loukkos and the Gharb, and dates in the oases of the Draa and Tafilalet valleys.
Rainfall is irregular and several recent years have been dry. Rain-fed cereal harvests rise and fall with winter rain, so a poor season hits farm income and national supply. Irrigated farms depend on dams and groundwater, and groundwater levels are falling in some areas, including parts of Souss-Massa and the Haouz. Drip irrigation is widely used and desalination is growing for coastal farmland.
Much fruit and many vegetables go to European buyers, who ask for traceable, well-managed supply. Map My Crop supports growers, agribusinesses, insurers and agencies in Morocco, from rain-fed cereal districts to export orchards and greenhouses.
Main crops
Wheat and barley
The main rain-fed crops, sown in autumn and dependent on winter rain.
Olive
Grown on rain-fed and irrigated land from the Saïss and the north to the Haouz, in orchards of all sizes.
Citrus
Irrigated orchards in the Gharb, Moulouya (Berkane), Souss-Massa and Haouz, grown for local and export markets.
Tomato
A major greenhouse crop in Souss-Massa and around Dakhla, grown for export and the local market.
Red fruit
Strawberries and berries grown in Loukkos and the Gharb, with strict quality and traceability demands.
Sugar beet
Grown in the Gharb, Tadla and other irrigated basins and delivered to sugar factories.
Date palm
Grown in the oases of the Draa and Tafilalet valleys, where water is tight.
What makes it hard
Drought and uneven rainfall
Rain-fed cereals follow winter rainfall closely. Early, field-level warning of water stress helps farmers, lenders and insurers act before harvest.
Falling groundwater and costly water
Irrigated areas rely on dams and aquifers that are under pressure. Drip systems and well-timed irrigation matter more with every dry year.
Proving origin and practice to export buyers
European buyers ask for traceable fruit and vegetables, with records by plot and block. Paper records are slow to build and hard to verify.
How Map My Crop helps in Morocco
Forecast the cereal harvest early
Farm Prediction Suite estimates yield and crop area per field, region or portfolio and revises the forecast as weather changes. Cooperatives, traders and planners can plan storage and imports earlier.
Watch drought risk for lending and insurance
Risk Intelligence Suite flags drought, flood, frost and heat risk ahead of claims or default. It validates claims against weather and imagery and supports rainfall, vegetation and soil-moisture indices for parametric cover.
Irrigate with less water
Irrigation Suite models each field's water need from satellite, weather and soil data and gives schedules by crop and zone. It works with smart irrigation and fertigation systems and compares planned with actual use.
Manage olive and citrus orchards
Plantation Monitoring counts trees, finds gaps and scores tree health block by block, with dated maps that support orchard planning and buyer records.
Know what is planted where
Crop Type Detection labels each field's crop with a probability score and detects sowing and harvest dates, so cereal area and crop mix can be tracked season by season.
How it starts
- Tell us your area and crops. Tell us your region, whether you work with rain-fed cereals or irrigated orchards and greenhouses, and what you need to decide.
- We set up your fields and maps. Fields and orchard blocks are outlined from satellite imagery or loaded from your files. Crop type, weather and water-stress layers are attached to each one.
- Review it in a demo. See maps, alerts and reports for your own fields or sourcing areas. Book a demo on the contact page. We reply within one business day.
Frequently asked questions
Can Map My Crop help in a drought year?
It shows water stress, soil moisture and vegetation condition field by field through the season, and Compare maps show the current season against earlier ones. Risk Intelligence Suite flags drought risk early for lenders and insurers.
Does it work for greenhouses and export fruit?
Satellites do not see inside greenhouses in detail, but they monitor the farm, surrounding fields and orchard blocks. Plantation Monitoring and Sustainable Agriculture Suite keep dated, plot-level records that buyers can use.
Can it forecast cereal yields?
Farm Prediction Suite estimates likely yield and crop area per field, region or portfolio from satellite time series, weather forecasts and historical records.
Does it support parametric insurance?
Risk Intelligence Suite supports parametric products by defining an index per crop and district, monitoring it by satellite, detecting a trigger breach and calculating the payout.