The International Argan Tree Fair in Agadir continued today with discussions focused on the realities of argan oil production ...

Argan oil comes from the nut of the Argan tree, which only grows in Southwestern Morocco. Local women harvest the oil entirely by hand in fair trade co-ops—from cracking the nuts between two stones to ...

Argan trees are crucial to the economy of Morocco, a lower-middle income country. These trees bear fruits whose seeds are pressed to produce argan oil, a valuable commodity that brings $6.5 million in ...

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The argan tree (Argania spinosa), a species native to the Kingdom of Morocco, grows in arid and semiarid regions. It is the defining species of a woodland ecosystem known as Arganeraie, which is rich ...

Once upon a time, in the heart of Morocco’s arid land, tree-climbing goats played a vital role in the country’s lucrative Argan oil industry. The hungry animals would climb onto the thorny trees, ...

RABAT, Morocco--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morocco and the United Nations will be marking the first-ever International Argan Tree Day on May 10th, 2021. The Argan tree, a tree specific to the Kingdom of Morocco ...

The fourth edition of the International Argan Fair officially opened yesterday in Agadir, running from December 21 to January 16 of next year, under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, ...

The use of argan trees has roots in the Essaouira region and started over 150,000 years ago, according to archaeology experts who gathered on Sunday in the City of Alizés during a scientific ...

If you’ve ever been bored in the shower and started reading the ingredients in your products—and who hasn't—you might have noticed one frequent star: argan oil. It’s one of those “hero” ingredients ...

In Morocco, goats help disperse the seeds of local argan trees by spitting them out. This way of disseminating seeds might actually be more common than scientists have previously thought, according to ...