▁March ▁to ▁mid - Nov ember . ▁The ▁government ▁is ▁invest ing ▁in ▁tre kk ing ▁circ uits . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁developing ▁desert ▁tour ism ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁Tun is ia . ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁accounts ▁for ▁around ▁ 1 4 % ▁of ▁G DP ▁and ▁emp lo ys ▁ 4 0 – 4 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁working ▁population . ▁With ▁a ▁semi - ar id ▁climate ▁and ▁an ▁ill - develop ed ▁ir rig ation ▁system , ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁ass ure ▁enough ▁ir rig ation . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁economy ▁are ▁agricult ure , ▁ph osph ates , ▁and ▁tour ism . ▁Sales ▁of ▁fish ▁and ▁sea fo od ▁are ▁important ▁as ▁well . ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁min ing ▁contribute ▁about ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁G DP . ▁Mor oc co ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁third - larg est ▁producer ▁of ▁ph osph orus ▁after ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁the ▁price ▁fl uct u ations ▁of ▁ph osph ates ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁market ▁greatly ▁influence ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁economy . ▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁suff ers ▁both ▁from ▁un emp loyment ▁( 9 . 6 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ), ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁external ▁deb t ▁estimated ▁at ▁around ▁$ 2 0   b ill ion , ▁or ▁half ▁of ▁G DP ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Although ▁Mor oc co ▁runs