Module 056 · Living Data
The Harvest Calendar
A living clock of Moroccan agriculture. Thirty-two crops rotating through twelve months. The wheel knows what day it is — what's glowing is what's growing right now.
32
Crops
6
At peak now
12
In season now
15+
Growing regions
The Living Wheel
Each ring is one crop. Bright arcs = in season. Click any month. Or let it play.
In Season — February
6 crops at their absolute best. 6 more available but not yet at peak.
At Peak
Also Available
Not in Season
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Reading Notes
The Six-Year Drought
Morocco is in its sixth consecutive year of below-average rainfall. Cereal production in 2023/24 fell 43% from the year before. The government now imports nearly 11 million tonnes of grain annually. The crops on this wheel that survive — citrus, olives, dates — are the drought-resistant backbone. The ones that don't — wheat, barley — are the imports that keep the country fed.
The Souss Valley Machine
The Souss-Massa region around Agadir produces the majority of Morocco's vegetable exports. Industrial greenhouses stretch for kilometres, growing tomatoes, peppers, and courgettes year-round for European supermarkets. This calendar shows natural outdoor seasons — when crops taste best and cost least at the local souk. The greenhouse versions are available always, but they're not the same thing.
Khobiza — The Invisible Staple
Wild mallow. Foraged from roadsides and fields from November to April. No tourist guide mentions it. Every Moroccan family knows it. Cooked into a thick, silky green dish that feeds households through winter. It doesn't appear on export lists or agricultural reports. It appears on this wheel because food intelligence means tracking what people actually eat, not just what countries sell.
"In Marrakech the fruit changes faster than the weather. You learn the calendar not from dates but from what's piled highest at the souk entrance. Strawberries mean it's March. Watermelons mean school is out. Pomegranates mean the heat is broken. Oranges mean the year is turning again."
Sources & Attribution
Seasonal availability data compiled from Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche Maritime, du Développement Rural et des Eaux et Forêts; ORMVA regional agricultural development offices; FAO country profiles; USDA GAIN reports (Morocco Grain and Feed Annual 2024); Global Yield Gap Atlas (Morocco); and direct market observation in Marrakech, Fes, and Agadir souks (2020–2026). Darija names verified through field usage. Growing regions based on MAPMDREF agricultural zone classifications. Drought and import data: DEPF (Direction des Études et des Prévisions Financières), ONICL. Export figures: Morocco World News, AgriSource Morocco.
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