Approaching Menara International Airport (Marrakech)... "The olive tree is certainly the richest gift of heaven." Thomas Jefferson Morocco is a traditional producer of olives. Morocco has seen a steady increase in olive exports and the country maintains an active program to increase olive production by promoting olive tree planting. While this increase has seen Morocco become one of the world's largest olive exporters, Morocco recently moved ahead of Greece as the world's second largest exporter of olives, it has also drawn the ire of some regarding the environmental implications of such growth. Growth in olive production have brought about ecological concerns stemming from Morocco's potential for desertification and increased pollution linked to olive processing plants. Around Marrakech, production plants involved with canning and olive oil production have caused serious atmospheric pollution... For more on the subject, see www.american.edu/ted/olive.htm Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload : "Morocco #8 : Water Seller"