Doha-die Salon International D’Agriculture of Paris (SIA) completed on Sunday after having broken Morocco as the first international guest of honor in the six decades of ten-toothed history of the exhibition.
In their final assessment the organizers characterized This unprecedented step as a “strategic turning point”, which, as a essential intersection for agriculture for agriculture of today and tomorrow, distinguishes a host country for the first time through the unprecedented international openness, which illustrates the wish of the salon to expand its horizons and to strengthen agricultural cooperation “.
The now completed showcase 2025 attracted 607,503 participants, showed 4,000 animals and made over 1,000 exhibitors in 16 hectares, which strengthened his status as France’s leading agricultural exhibition.
The official summary celebrated “a claimed pride: those of women and men who bring French agriculture to life and maintain their excellence, their know-how and commitment to the future.”
The Moroccan delegation attracted considerable attention, with the crowd beamed into the national pavilion, where the array and the quality of the regional products were fascinated by both occasional visitors and industry experts during the nine -day event.
The country’s exhibition contained thirty exhibitors with 76 cooperatives, which included almost 2,000 small farmers from all twelve regions of Morocco.
The 476 square meter national shop window, which exhibited the depth and diversity of Moroccan agriculture, was inaugurated By government director Aziz Akhannouch, who took part in the official SIA opening together with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Moroccan pavilion attracted numerous top -class French personalities during the entire exhibition period, including Prime Minister François Bayrou, members of his government and MPs.
When the pavilion opened for the first time, President Macron had explained Even “very happy and very proud” to welcome Morocco as a guest of honor, and noticed that this decision was based on King Mohammed VI.
The agricultural relationship between the two countries is considerable. According to trade statistics, agricultural products made up for around 9% of French exports to Morocco (approx. EUR 610 million) and almost 19% of French imports from Morocco (approx. 1 billion euros).
France delivered more than 50% of the soft wheat imports in Morocco in 2023, while Morocco exported 400,000 tons of tomatoes to France in the same year.
“Morocco is a great friend of France” said The French Minister of Agriculture Annie Genevard emphasized during the event that Morocco’s selection as a guest of honor is a “true sign of friendship” between the two countries.
In a mutual gesture, France will be a guest of honor of the Salon International de L’Agriculture au Maroc (Siam), which is planned from April 21st to 27th.
