February Edition 2021

22 In tourism, there will be direct flights between the countries. More than one million Israelis are of Moroccan descent, most of whom arrived in the 1950s. An estimated 50,000 Israelis travel to Morocco each year, via third countries, on trips to learn about the Jewish community and retrace their family histories. Today, Morocco has a Jewish population of about 4,000. There is the potential to increase that number dramatically exists. Morocco has a large middle class and the holy Islamic sites in Jerusalem could be a major draw. More than 40% of Morocco's workforce is employed in agriculture More than 40% of the country's workforce is employed in agriculture with major produce including olives, grapes, wheat and barley, although desertification is diminishing output. The main imports from Morocco will be food products and agricultural produce including such items as sardines, olives and couscous. Israel can help Moroccan agriculture develop and there will be high demands for Moroccan food in Israel. Israeli agricultural techniques are already common in many farms there. These include drip irrigation, cherry tomatoes and avocadoes developed in Israel which are popular among farmers and especially the larger and more advanced farms. Direct relations will help to develop this sector even more. Developing the high-tech sector in Morocco would prove beneficial to deal with local youth unemployment. According to an article this year in The Africa Report,Morocco is another increasingly important Francophone tech pole, with global giants like Atos, IBM, Oracle, Sage choosing Casablanca, which is home to three-quarters of the incubators and support structures for start-ups. Energy and infrastructure will also be worth exploring. Morocco, and especially the lessdevelopedsouthern region, isset for adevelopmentboom including construction of transport infrastructures, industry and housing. Energy is already very developed because of European investments, mainly in the Sahara region, which has an abundance of sunshine and wind. Morocco has the world's largest reserves of phosphorous and is the biggest exporter. Other resources include iron, silver and cooper and important exports include textiles, mainly to France.