Title: POLICY AND PROGRESS IN MOROCCAN AGRICULTURE: A RETROSPECTIVE AND PERSPECTIVE Authors: Channing Arndt and Wallace E. Tyner Abbreviated title: Policy and Progress in Moroccan Agriculture

Abstract: The policy reforms in Moroccan agriculture brought about through the process of structural and sectoral adjustment and the engagements undertaken by Morocco in the context of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) represent important milestones in Moroccan agricultural history. Since 1985, reforms have been undertaken, especially with respect to domestic agricultural markets. In this chapter, we draw from available sources and our experience to argue three related points. First, the impacts of reforms undertaken to date have, by and large, been positive. This reflects much more the dismal state of agricultural policy in 1985 rather than a positive rating of the reform process or the current policy environment. Second, further reforms, especially with respect to trade policy, are desirable. Third, future reforms require important policy trade-offs, especially with respect to price stability for strategic agricultural commodities (bread wheat, sugar and oilseeds).