Morocco, First African Guest of Honor Country at the Livestock Summit

The 34th edition of the Livestock Summit, Europe’s largest gathering for professionals in the sector, opens Tuesday in Clermont-Ferrand (southeast France) with Morocco as the first African guest of honor country.

Following the Paris Agriculture Show last February, the Kingdom will be strongly present at Europe’s most important livestock event with a 170 m² pavilion, showcasing a rapidly transforming agricultural sector at the intersection of climate, social, and economic challenges, organizers indicate.

The Green Morocco Plan has modernized the sector, strengthened animal production chains, and focused on value-added products, they noted in a statement.

Since 2020, they add, the Generation Green program embodies a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient vision centered on food self-sufficiency, productivity, and responsible water management as a strategic resource in a context of water stress.

They further recall the implementation of a large-scale national plan to safeguard livestock from the effects of climate change. This program specifically aims to support livestock feed prices, identify and preserve 8 million breeding females, launch a large-scale preventive livestock treatment campaign, develop artificial insemination platforms, and provide technical support guidance for breeders.

This program, the same source adds, aligns with Royal strategies for human development and territorial justice with a dual objective: strengthening the Kingdom’s food sovereignty and preserving the livelihoods of thousands of rural families.

For the 2025 edition, the Clermont-Ferrand Show brings together more than 1,770 exhibitors, with 120,000 visitors expected, including over 6,000 from 96 countries, and 2,000 animals of 70 breeds. It will be marked by the holding of more than 140 conferences and symposia focused on major agriculture and livestock challenges.

More than just an annual business meeting, the summit positions itself, according to organizers, as a true compass for tomorrow’s agriculture, an essential crossroads of solutions, exchanges, and innovations for all rural stakeholders.

The program also includes prestigious national competitions for beef cattle and sheep, and the launch of the “sustainable herbivore livestock fresco” to raise awareness about responsible agriculture.