Comparison of CO₂ emissions (per kg of exported tomatoes):
• Production in Agadir + transport by truck: 0.60 - 0.80 kg CO2/kg
• Production in Agadir + transport by ship: 0.40 - 0.60 kg CO2/kg
Switching from road transport to maritime shipping would therefore save
0.20 kg CO2 per kg of tomatoes exported.
Potential Impact:
If the 61,544 tonnes of tomatoes exported to the Netherlands in 2023 had been shipped by sea, this could have avoided around 12,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. That’s equivalent to the annual emissions of nearly 6,000 diesel cars .
Maritime transport could become a strategic lever for more sustainable agricultural exports from Morocco. What if we start transforming our supply chains to better align trade with climate goals, then to save also production cost for the exporters?
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