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Goats feasting on Argania Spinosa
On the way to Essaouira we met a man and his son who farmed goats in the most unusual way. Argana Spinosa is a tree that is native to the south western part of Morocco. The Argan nut produces one of the most rare oils in the world and Is a large source of income for the local area.
The goats climb the trees to eat the nuts as grass is not really available in the semi-desert area. the farmer said that the argan nuts give the goats milk and the meat a special taste, although by the amount of money the bus loads of tourists were handing over when we left i think that the goats are worth more alive than at market.
Goats feasting on Argania Spinosa
On the way to Essaouira we met a man and his son who farmed goats in the most unusual way. Argana Spinosa is a tree that is native to the south western part of Morocco. The Argan nut produces one of the most rare oils in the world and Is a large source of income for the local area.
The goats climb the trees to eat the nuts as grass is not really available in the semi-desert area. the farmer said that the argan nuts give the goats milk and the meat a special taste, although by the amount of money the bus loads of tourists were handing over when we left i think that the goats are worth more alive than at market.