It was once...
…A
unique tree
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In the outlying country of Essaouira a
tree abounds which is endemic to southern Morocco Called "tree
of iron", it is the argan tree, Oleaginous still unknown
by the rest of the planet. This wild tree grows completely
to the will of the caprices of Nature which nevertheless endures
recurrent drought.
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The argan or the tree all to make, as some name it, plays a
primordial environmental and socio-economic role :
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It participates in the fixing of soils and acts as a buffer
against the progress of The desertification
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It produces a walnut, the argan, the basis for the manufacture
of argan oil main source of incomes for
dfdfdsfd local community.
- It is a source of fodder for the herds of caprins. |
…An
ancient know how
Since
centuries, the Berber women of the Atlas transmit from generation
in generation the ancestral gestures of the tradition of
extraction of the oil of argan : the pickup and the drying
of the fruits, the crushing of the walnuts, the torrefaction
and the grinding of the almonds, and finally the malaxage
of the dough to extract oil from it. These manual operations
are accomplished exclusively by the Berber women who work
an average of eight hours to extract one litre of this incomparable
oil. |
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