Peanut

humid and subtropical wetlands This area includes the mountain range of the Rif, the Prerif and plains of the Gharb and Loukkos north, the plain of Sais in the east and south Atlantic PLATAU. It is drained by rivers Sebou and Bouregreg. The Rif draws an arc, concave to the northeast, consisting of longitudinal structural units overlapping from north to south. Lying to the west to east along the sea, the Rif is a significant barrier that isolates the mediterranean coast of rainfall coming from the Atlantic Ocean. This region includes the provinces of Tangier, Kenitra, Rabat, Casablanca, Fez, Meknes and Taza. It represents more than 30% of the agricultural area of ​​Morocco. Climate plane, this area comprises a sub wet more than 600 mm of rain zone, located between the North and Tangier Gharb plain. The duration of the growing season is greater than 210 days. Another sub area from Kenitra to Casablanca with rainfall of 500 to 600 mm and a troisème subfield consists of the plain of Do and Atlantic Pleau, less humid with less rain 400mm. The duration of the growing season varies between 200 and 180 days. S soil perspective, the Rif is characterized by prédominace of luviosols associated with wet lithodols and castanomes, rendzinas and brown limestone melanised on calcareous marl. The Loukkos plain present fluviosols addition, the luviosols and plansols (Alfisols), some inclusions histosols and podzols (Spodosols). The Gharb plain is the low plain of the Sebou is a former Gulf clogged at the end of terciaire and during the Quaternary by the contributions of the flower and the sea. The floors are made largely by Luvisols. From améngement perspective, the plains of Gharb Loukos and are considered among the main irrigated perimeters of Morocco. It includes all crops grown in Morocco. Some spécfiques like peanuts and strawberries in the scope Loukkos. The rotations are bisannuls trianuels in irrigated and in rainfed areas.

This area includes the provinces of Settat, Safi and El Jadida. Doukkala and Abda plains names appearing along the Atlantic coast to the west and the plain of Chaouia east inward. These plains have an altitude below 500 m. The base is reccouvert by Cretaceous limestones or tertiary. The low but rocky coast, is now bordered by steep cliffs sometimes by consolidated parallel to the shore dunes. In the sandy coastal area, ancient dunes alternate with rocky crusts more sheltered grooves. In Doukkala-Abda, thicker limestone, often absorb water to the point of completely disrupt the water system. This area represents 24% of the agricultural area of ​​Morocco. Rainfall varies from 300 to 400 mm of rain per year. The growing season length varies from 150 to 180 days. The floors are in lithic limestone crust. The plains of Doukkala and Abda are considées pami large irrigated périmères the country, they are very suitable areas for certain crops mariachères and also for sugar beet. The plain of Chaouia in good production years, is the first cereal considée region of Morocco.