THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL IMPOUNDMENTS IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE SEMIARID REGIONS OF NORTHERN MOROCCO
At the end of the last century, the Rif mountains of Morocco have experienced significant changes in the level of agricultural activity, especially it concerns the increase in cannabis cultivation, which is characterized by high water requirements. For that reason, a number of Artificial Impoundment...
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| description | At the end of the last century, the Rif mountains of Morocco have experienced significant changes in the level of agricultural activity, especially it concerns the increase in cannabis cultivation, which is characterized by high water requirements. For that reason, a number of Artificial Impoundments (AIs) have been constructed in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (TTA) region, where by August 2017 there were more than 1400 of such structures. This requires to a study the efficiency and potential negative effects of such noticeable development. It has been shown that these hydraulic structures have provided additional positive value to the agricultural sector, especially to the proscribed industry of cannabis cultivation. Regarding other effects, the present study has found that their impact on the hydraulic and hydrographic aspects at the moment is very limited and that the only major constraint for their application is related to the issue of security, which arises from the fragile geological structure that is observed in the majority of the region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7f1a2d01a87421c9dd989239a2adff12025-08-20T02:15:47ZengLomonosov Moscow State UniversityGeography, Environment, Sustainability2071-93882542-15652020-12-01134324210.24057/2071-9388-2020-46507THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL IMPOUNDMENTS IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE SEMIARID REGIONS OF NORTHERN MOROCCOMustapha Hmamou0Boujemaa Bounakaya1Faculty of letters and humanities, Abdelmalek Essaadi UniversityFaculty of letters and humanities, Abdelmalek Essaadi UniversityAt the end of the last century, the Rif mountains of Morocco have experienced significant changes in the level of agricultural activity, especially it concerns the increase in cannabis cultivation, which is characterized by high water requirements. For that reason, a number of Artificial Impoundments (AIs) have been constructed in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (TTA) region, where by August 2017 there were more than 1400 of such structures. This requires to a study the efficiency and potential negative effects of such noticeable development. It has been shown that these hydraulic structures have provided additional positive value to the agricultural sector, especially to the proscribed industry of cannabis cultivation. Regarding other effects, the present study has found that their impact on the hydraulic and hydrographic aspects at the moment is very limited and that the only major constraint for their application is related to the issue of security, which arises from the fragile geological structure that is observed in the majority of the region.https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/1542rif mountainsthe tangier-tetouan-al hoceima regionhydro-agricultural developmentartificial impoundmentscannabis |
| spellingShingle | Mustapha Hmamou Boujemaa Bounakaya THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL IMPOUNDMENTS IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE SEMIARID REGIONS OF NORTHERN MOROCCO Geography, Environment, Sustainability rif mountains the tangier-tetouan-al hoceima region hydro-agricultural development artificial impoundments cannabis |
| title | THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL IMPOUNDMENTS IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE SEMIARID REGIONS OF NORTHERN MOROCCO |
| title_full | THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL IMPOUNDMENTS IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE SEMIARID REGIONS OF NORTHERN MOROCCO |
| title_fullStr | THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL IMPOUNDMENTS IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE SEMIARID REGIONS OF NORTHERN MOROCCO |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL IMPOUNDMENTS IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE SEMIARID REGIONS OF NORTHERN MOROCCO |
| title_short | THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL IMPOUNDMENTS IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE SEMIARID REGIONS OF NORTHERN MOROCCO |
| title_sort | role of artificial impoundments in improving agricultural production in the semiarid regions of northern morocco |
| topic | rif mountains the tangier-tetouan-al hoceima region hydro-agricultural development artificial impoundments cannabis |
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