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Lack of interest from young people in Morocco threatens artisanal argan oil

First modification: 01/03/2023 – 09:12 Esauria (Morocco) (AFP) – In a cooperative in the southwest of Morocco, a group of women pulp the fruits to produce argan oil, highly appreciated throughout the world, an ancestral knowledge that, despised by the younger generations, could disappear. In the “Marjana” cooperative about 15 km from the port city … Read more

In Morocco, the disaffection of young people threatens artisanal argan oil

by Steven Felton

On the ground, a group of women from southwestern Morocco pulp fruit to make the famous argan oil, which is highly prized throughout the world, an ancestral know-how which, shunned by the younger generations, could disappear. In the “Marjana” cooperative, about fifteen kilometers from the port city of Essaouira, these craftswomen work under the eyes … Read more