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Urban agriculture between territorial anchoring and challenges of urbanisation: case of Guersif City (Eastern Morocco)

Mohammed Elyaagoubi

African J of Economic and Sustainable Development

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This study investigates the decline of agricultural land in Guersif City, Morocco, due to rapid urbanization. Sociological surveys and technical data from 1954 and 2021 were used to identify and quantify the rate of agricultural land loss. The preservation of urban agriculture in Guersif faces a real challenge from other, more profitable activities.