Plant and importance of cultivation in Morocco
pepper (Capsicum annum) is an annual plant that belongs to the nightshade family. The pepper is native to Mexico and Central America. The taste, nutritional and dietary qualities of the fruit are excellent. This contains 10 to 13% of dry matter, 4 to 6% of sugars, 1.5 to 2% of proteins and large quantities of mineral salts, particularly potassium salts, and vitamins, especially vitamin C. Pepper is 4 to 5 times richer in vitamin C than lemon. Pepper cultivation is quite widespread in Morocco, especially in the Souss region, as well as in the coastal regions and in Saïs. It allows to have a production in two periods: November – mid-January and March – end of May. During the period from late January to March, production is low while demand is high.