The King of Morocco Mohammed VI calls on the nation to avoid slaughter of sheep during ID al-Adha

King Mohammed VI asked the Moroccans to refrain from carrying out the Muslim rite of sheep killer during Ayd al -ADha this year due to a sharp decline in the country’s flock.

The shortage has been accused of seven years of land.

Aid al-Adha, who falls in June, notes the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim or Abraham to sacrifice his son by God’s command.

Muslims celebrate the event by killing sheep or other animals, and meat is shared between the family and donated to the poor.

But the herds in Morocco have shrunk by 38% for a decade due to dry pastures, according to official data.

Meat prices are born and 100,000 sheep are imported from Australia.

The implementation of the rite “in these difficult circumstances will cause significant harm to major segments of our people, especially those with limited income,” said King Mohammed VI in a speech read by the Minister of Religious Affairs on national television on Wednesday.

His father, Hassan II, made the same complaint in 1966, when Morocco also suffered a long land.

Explaining the challenge in a recent interview, the Minister of Agriculture of Morocco, Ahmed Baurie, said that “the need to provide water for priority sectors such as driving and industry” means that agriculture is the worst “, with most irrigation areas subject to strict provisions and water.”

Imports and VAT tax on cattle, sheep, camels and red meat have recently been canceled to help stabilize prices in Morocco.