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The worst drought in decades has left Moroccan farmers facing what one industry official dubbed a “catastrophic year” that will force the government to hike grain imports and subsidies. Rainfall this year is 64% less than the average, further emptying reservoirs that were already reduced after years of less predictable weather. For a country where agriculture is the biggest employer and accounted for 17% of output in 2021, the latest drought will hit state finances and raise longer-term questions over Morocco’s water-intensive agricultural model. “This is Morocco’s worst drought in 30 years …..