Taroudant - Safia al-Masoudi has been crowned Morocco’s miss strawberry during the fifth edition of the annual International Strawberry Festival held on April 23-25 in the Moroccan sea resort of Moulay Bousselham, about 75 kilos from Kénitra Province.
The six-year-old little girl has been chosen Morocco’s miss strawberry among 100 young contestants.
After being chosen miss-strawberry, Al-Massoudi will take part in all charity events in the region.
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In an interview with Alarabiya, Abdel Karim Naaman, director and founder of the festival, said “it has become a usual practice that the festival organizes annually a beauty contest for little kids to crown miss strawberry.”
“The contest comes to honor the hardworking women farmers,” he said.
The festival also is “an opportunity for producers, exporters and small farmers to meet and learn about the latest technologies and techniques used in the agricultural sector,” Naaman added.
The strawberry production has increased significantly in Morocco following a strong demand from European and American markets.
Morocco occupies the third place globally in the exportation of strawberries after the United States and Spain. Over 70% of fresh and frozen strawberry products are exported to overseas markets, mainly to the European Union.
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