(29 Jul 2025)
MOROCCO ARGAN
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Smimou, Morocco – 22 May 2025
1. Wide of a group of goats around argan trees
2. Various of goats climbing trees eating argan fruit
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Rabat, Morocco – 4 June 2025
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Zoubida Charrouf, Professor, Mohammed V University:
"The argan forest faces numerous challenges. First and foremost is climate change. The region has experienced six consecutive years of drought, which has significantly reduced production (Afiache). Second is overgrazing. There are many goats and camels in the argan forest that feed on the leaves and fruits of the argan trees. Then, there’s the issue of poor regeneration. The lack of natural regeneration has been ongoing since 1991, according to a researcher. And even though efforts have been made to rehabilitate the argan forest — with 200,000 hectares planted in recent years — the results remain very limited."
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Sidi El Jazouli, Morocco – 22 May 2025
4. Various of a tractor watering the saplings
5. Wide pans right of a newly planted argan sapling
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Agadir, Morocco – 24 May 2025
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jamila Idbourrous, Director, Union of Women’s Cooperatives of the Arganeraie UCFA Tissaliwine in Agadir:
"Women are the ones who represent the argan sector, and it was in their name that the vital area of argan trees was recognized in 1998. Furthermore, the traditional skills and knowledge were inscribed on UNESCO’s list in 2014. Today, we say that women in cooperatives should regain the position they once held, because despite the increase in the number of cooperatives, we observe a decline on the economic side."
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Tidzi, Morocco – 22 May 2025
7. Various of a worker placing argan kernels in the grinder to extract the oil
8. Close up of argan mulch
9. Various shots of the extracted argan oil
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Agadir, Morocco – 24 May 2025
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jamila Idbourrous, Director, Union of Women’s Cooperatives of the Arganeraie UCFA Tissaliwine in Agadir:
"The “Agdal” is a traditional practice used in the argan forest, and it has been passed down from our ancestors. It provides biological rest to the argan forest during its closure period. A public announcement is made to signal the closure of the forest. During this time, production halts to preserve biodiversity and give the forest biological rest so it can regenerate until the harvesting period begins. This timing is determined by the climatic conditions of each year and the impacts of climate change, which is why the start date of the argan fruit harvest varies."
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Tidzi, Morocco – 22 May 2025
11. Various of women workers at the cooperative cracking argan nuts to extract the seeds
12. SOUNDBITE (Amazigh) Fatma Mennir, worker, Ajddigue Cooperative for argan oil:
"We grew up with argan and inherited it from our grandparents. From childhood until now, it has been our only source of livelihood."
13. Wide pan right of Hafida El Hantati, president of the cooperative Ajddigue, arranging argan oil bottles in the cooperative’s shop
14. Close of argan oil bottles mixed with rose being arranged
15. Various of argan products in the shop
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hafida El Hantati, President, Ajddigue Cooperative for argan oil:
17. Wide of argan trees at the entrance of the Ajddigue cooperative
18. Close of argan seeds nearby drying under the sun
19. Tilt down of tree
20. Close of argan fruit on the ground
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Sid’Ahmed Aouhamd, Morocco – 22 May 2025
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