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Morocco's��King��Mohammed VI on Wednesday�� the allocation of��3 billion dirhams ($320 million) to support the agricultural sector as��a severe drought grips the country.

The monarch��met Wednesday with Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch and agriculture minister Mohamed Sadiki at��Bouznika Palace to discuss the drought's impact, according to a palace on the meeting.

During the meeting, the government laid out a new, 10 billion dirham ($1.07 billion) programme to ease the struggles of��Morocco's��agricultural sector,��including��supplying farmers with wheat and livestock feed��and investing in irrigation systems.

King��Mohammed ordered a��public fund established by former monarch Hassan II��to support infrastructure projects contribute MAD three billion ($320 million) to the programme.

Morocco has this year seen of the rainfall it experiences��on average, bringing the country's agricultural industry to its knees.

"As a result of climate change, the average rainfall decreased [in Morocco]��over time leading��to water scarcity and drought waves, especially in rural areas," ecology��PhD student��Yassine Oualili told ������.

Farmers are expecting huge losses, especially in autumn crops and the amount of pasture available for��livestock.

“I may lose tens of thousands of dirhams if the climate situation remains��this way. We are small farmers. We cannot afford irrigation systems,” Ahmed, a 60-year-old Moroccan farmer in the rural Zaeir region near the capital Rabat, told ������.

While waiting for the government measures, Moroccans are looking for divine intervention, holding ��at mosques across the country.