The Haouz Plain surrounds Marrakech and provides the city with a rich variety of fruits and vegetables. Morocco is one of the top orange producers in the world. Mediterranean climate is characterized by the presence of a long period of hot, dry weather. In the Haouz, there is generally no rain from April until the end of October.
Irrigation becomes necessary.
Farmers carefully work up the soil around their tree crops to capture the winter rains and allow rainwater to penetrate the ground fully.