Carob in Morocco and North Africa
Morocco is the largest producer of carob in North Africa and one of the major players in the world carob seed trade. Most of the production in the country comes from forest areas; most of the kernels are exported to Europe unprocessed. In Algeria and Tunisia, production is more limited and has declined in the long term.
Read MoreThe Future of the Carob Industry
For many years, carob was seen as a product collected from wild trees and most of it was sold as feed or raw material. Today, the increasing interest in natural products, the search for drought-resistant species and new processing technologies make carob a sector that is being re-evaluated.
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Afforestation and Rural Development with Carob
The carob tree is a species that has been used as both animal feed and food source in the Mediterranean countryside for centuries and can survive with little input. In recent years, the tree is not only for its fruit; It is seen that it has started to be mentioned together with rural development titles such as reforestation of degraded areas, providing additional income to forest villagers and branding of local products.
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Supply Chain in the Carob Sector: From Garden to Factory
Behind a pack of carob powder or a kilo of carob gum; There is a long chain starting from the forest or garden where the tree is located, passing through the collector, intermediary, crushing plant, gum producer and exporter. Since carob is a product largely collected from natural trees, the first links of this chain work quite differently from other fruits.
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