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 For my blog I would like to focus on Ability, more specifically ability that farms have to water. The first two farms we visited, the woman and the entrepreneur, they had a real struggle for water. To me that seemed to be the biggest struggle of farming here in Morocco. In the dryer parts of the county there in an average of 100 mm of rain per year. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/morocco/climate-data-historical

Then we went to some of the larger scale farms and I saw another perspective. These farms had giant pumps to send water to where it was needed and the had multiple large water basins throughout the farm so that everywhere had easy access to water. Now, i realize that these bigger farms need a lot more water so it still may be a struggle for them although it is clear that it is not near as scare for them. Some of these farms had rivers running through them which give a much higher level of ability for what they can do. A side note, some area are much more moist. The average rainfall ranges from 100 mm per year to 1200 mm per year. So there is a clear ability advantage in certain places. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/morocco/climate-data-historical

When we think about this issue we can relate it to the leadership on the line chapter about giving the work back. A farmer that has a water struggle will not be able to run his farm and produce his own water. That is not possible. They must take extra steps to get water and possibly let other who they trust run that process. 




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  1. Derek BMay 29, 2022 at 6:05 AM

    You mention rainfall as the main element of water however around half of all water used in Morocco is from ground water
    https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/2/81/pdf

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  2. Haley McMillanJune 7, 2022 at 1:59 PM

    Blake, I really appreciate your post about the ways that different levels of status contribute to different levels of ability when it comes to accessing water for agriculture. I didn't really take much time to think about the way that status affects farmers' abilities. It is important to note that some farms have greater ability to collect, store, and filter water than others. Thank you for pointing that out.
    You mentioned that it's important for farmers to give the work back. How would you recommend they put this into practice?
    I think the greater thing to add is the way farmers can "think politically" to use their water in smarter ways. At several farms, we were told about community systems and networks in place to regulate water distribution. What are some other ways farmers (especially small farmers) can work to grow their support?

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