GeoAgro-Maroc

Morocco's agriculture sector is facing significant challenges due to a rapidly changing climate, with water shortages and increased drought frequency. This has far-reaching consequences on the socio-economic structure, livelihoods, food security, and rural communities heavily reliant on agriculture. To address this challenge, collective efforts are needed to strengthen resilience, adopt water-efficient practices, and investigate crops that are resilient to climate change.


The CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) aims to transform food, land, and water systems in six low- and middle-income countries. The initiative focuses on improving living and working conditions in rural areas and promoting job creation, especially for young people. Morocco being a highly climate vulnaerable country is a focal country for ClimBeR. The need for digital agricultural extension in Morocco is significant due to its potential benefits, including increased outreach, timely information, personalized advice, improved efficiency, and data-driven decision-making. However, the current system struggles to reach all farmers, especially those in remote areas or facing language barriers. Digital tools like mobile apps, online platforms, and radio broadcasts can reach a wider audience, but challenges include limited internet access, digital literacy, language barriers, and high technology costs.


 The Climate Resilience initiative contributes to this national vision by developing a comprehensive digital solution called "GeoAgro Maroc." This innovative application serves the national extension system, farmers, youth, and women by providing site-specific agronomic recommendations generated from various farm analytics. GeoAgro Maroc enables Moroccan farmers to achieve digital transformation with sustainable solutions, resulting in improved farm management, yields, and productivity.


The GeoAgro-Maroc system consists of a centralized server, an app, and an administrative dashboard. Users interact with experts through announcements, queries, and responses, while API-based services stream information on crop-specific agronomic packages of practices. Questions posted by farmers to experts are channelized to the targeted experts, and their responses are sent to the GeoAgro-Maroc app instantaneously.