This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Economic Section
The UK Food Security 2024 report highlighted agricultural relations with Morocco, as well as the challenges Britain faces in food production.
The report, produced by the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, shows an increase in imports of agricultural products from Morocco during 2023.
Thus, Morocco is one of the largest exporters of fresh vegetables to the United Kingdom, since it alone represents 7.5 percent of these total exports in 2023, according to the report, which also indicates Spain , the Netherlands, France and Poland among the main exporters. exporters of these products to the United Kingdom.
According to the same source, this diversification of partners has enabled the United Kingdom to strengthen its capacity to withstand global shocks such as severe climatic conditions and geopolitical tensions.
On the other hand, the British report addressed fertilizer production, noting that Morocco remains one of the largest producers of natural phosphate in the world, along with China and the United States.
The document indicates that phosphate fertilizer production recorded a slight decline of 1.9 percent, reaching 46.1 million tonnes between 2019 and 2022, although long-term trends show overall growth.
The UK Food Security Report is an analysis of statistical data presented to Parliament in Westminster at least once every three years. The report examines past, current and future trends in food safety with the aim of providing a comprehensive and impartial analysis of the food safety situation in the UK.
The report draws on a wide range of data published by official, administrative, academic and international government sources.
The UK Food Safety Report is designed as an independent database that aims to provide government, Parliament, food chain stakeholders and the general public with the data and analysis needed to monitor food safety in the Kingdom -Unite and develop effective responses to the challenges presented.
