World Bank Approves New Grant to Boost Climate-Resilient Farming and Food Security in Morocco

Dec 22, 2025

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $4 million grant from the Livable Planet Fund (LPF) to Morocco to provide additional funding for the Transforming Agri-food Systems Program. The program aims to strengthen Morocco’s agri-food system against climate change while improving food safety and quality.

This new grant supplements the $250 million initially approved for the program in December 2024. Building on the initial focus on scaling climate-smart practices, the additional financing tackles demand-side constraints faced by small- and medium-scale farmers to accelerate the transition of Morocco’s rainfed cereal sector to conservation agriculture. The program will reach approximately 1,200 farmers across 20,000 hectares. Support will be delivered via digital e-vouchers that lower production costs by offering mechanization services like direct seeding, and access to climate-resilient seeds. This project will also help cereal and legume farmers – including women and youth – gain financial access and reach better markets by efficiently pooling their harvests, facilitate financial inclusion and improve access to remunerative markets for cereal and legume producers through smart aggregation of the output generated under the project.

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