Banana is a critical crop in Moroccan agriculture, with a planted area of over 3,000 hectares. The Moroccan climate, however, requires that banana be cultivated in greenhouses. Even under such conditions, cultivation is only possible in the coastal regions, with the primary production regions being Kenitra-Arraych, Azmour and Agadir.

Thanks to its large canopy and good disease resistance, Grand Nain Cavendish is the most popular variety under production. Petit Nain is also cultivated and trials have been carried out with other cultivars, such as Williams. Planting density is generally between 2000 and 2200 plants per hectare, with an average yield of 50-60 tonnes/hectare. Plantations are renewed every two to three years.

The Farm provides hardened in vitro banana plantlets for the Moroccan market and in vitro plants for the export market; our production capacity is on the order of one million plantlets annually (contact us to place an order). We have prepared a Grower's Guide (in french) which may be of interest to producers of banana. We are currently researching the possibility of growing banana in open field conditions in certain regions of Morocco.