The Haraki Group of the House of Representatives has acted as plaintiff to undertake a reconnaissance mission to determine the various dysfunctions encountered by the wholesale fruit and vegetable markets in the Kingdom, such as their management scheme, coverage national territory and the multiplicity of intermediaries or brokers.
The group considers that this mission is necessary in view of the imbalances from which they suffer. Consequently, according to the Haraki Group, the question arises of the reform plan relating to the wholesale markets for new generation fruit and vegetables, given that these markets market the equivalent of 30% of national production, which allows a annual turnover of about 7 billion dirhams. It calls for reforming the legal framework regulating the process of marketing vegetables and fruits, defining the conditions for the rehabilitation and organization of wholesale markets and remedying the lack of infrastructure with more appropriate designs and in line with the reality on the ground.
MEPs suggested that the fact-finding mission could hold meetings with relevant ministerial sectors, visit some wholesale markets and answer a number of questions and issues, especially regarding the rehabilitation of wholesale markets in different regions. The Haraki Group of the House of Representatives has suggested that the reconnaissance mission should complete its report during the month of June and start its work immediately after the approval of the office of the parliament. Indeed, the reports of the exploratory missions are discussed in the presence of the government, which answers the questions and requests submitted by the representatives.
In a previous opinion on the marketing of agricultural products, the Economic and Social Council stressed that wholesale markets needed structural reform. The number of wholesale markets in our country is 38, spread over 32, regions, provinces and prefectures, that the stakeholders consist of 3,700 producers, 4,600 wholesalers, 374 agents. These markets employ more than 20,000 people nationwide. According to an identification carried out by the supervision of Agriculture, Trade and Industry, the wholesale markets would suffer from a certain number of dysfunctions, linked in particular to the mode of management, the state of equipment, taxation , the lack of respect for hygiene, health and safety rules, while the legal framework of these markets is obsolete and dates back to 1962.
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