H. M. the King presiding during the grand opening of the First National Agriculture Conference in Meknes where his Majesty was presented the "Green Morocco Plan," a strategy to modernize the sector, by the Minister of Agriculture. The opening ceremony was marked by a speech pronounced before H.M. the King by the Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Aziz Akhannouch, where the Minister presented the major trends of the national agricultural development strategy. Six fundamental ideas were retained as the foundation of this strategy, baptised “Green Morocco Plan,” and developed in accordance with the High Orders of H. M. the King. These ideas proceed from the conviction that the agricultural sector will be the main force of economic growth for the national economy over the next fifteen years and that this is possible by breaking away from the traditional conception that made a clear distinction between modern agriculture and social agriculture, explained the Minister.

H. M. the King presided, in Fes, at the signature of several agreements concerning agriculture, water and the environment.

Fes, April 14th 2009 – H. M. the King Mohammed VI presided, at the Royal Palace in Fes, over the signature ceremony concerning several partnership agreements in the agriculture, water and environment sectors, which are part of the framework of the agricultural strategy named the "Green Morocco Plan" and the national strategy for water management.

On this occasion, H. M. the King provided explanations concerning agricultural plans for the sixteen regions of the Kingdom, thus making concrete the commitment of the "Green Morocco Plan." On this same occasion, the Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Mr. Aziz Akhannouch, presented an exposition before H. M. the King on the implementation of this strategy that his Majesty baptize as the "Plan Maroc Vert" ("Green Morocco Plan"), a strategy focusing on the local level via regional plans for agricultural development.

These plans aim to accomplish, by 2020, several projects concerning the improvement and development of several agricultural sectors in accord with the High Royal Instructions that aim to make agriculture the main lever of growth of the national economy. At this occasion, Mr. Akhannouch gave H. M. the King two boxes, the first containing the 16 regional agricultural plans and the second containing a detailed plan for the 16 regions.

Sixteen partnership agreements relating to the regional agricultural plans were signed before H. M. the King, between the government, represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, and the 16 regions, represented by the walis, the Presidents of the Kingdom's Regional Councils and the Presidents of the Chambers of Agriculture of those regions.

These agreements aim to accomplish, by the year 2020, 1,400 projects focusing on the improvement and development of crops, particularly grains, citrus, olives, figs, almonds, pulses, beets and sugar cane, as well as the production of red meat, white meat and cow, camel and goat milk.

This ceremony took place in the presence of the Prime Minister, His Majesty's advisors, the Presidents of both Chambers of Parliament, members of the government as well as other important personalities.