It was named after Abu Yenour Abd Allah Iben ouchris Al-Doukkali, a Sufi jurist who was a contemporary of the Almoravid state[2].

The Sidi Bennour region is considered one of the Moroccan agricultural poles par excellence, with annual production reaching about 185 million liters of milk, 12,000 tons of live weight for meat, 159,000 tons for cattle breeding, and 14,500 hectares of sugar beet, which qualified it to be one of the largest suppliers of milk, sugar and other agricultural products to Morocco.

A number of reasons have qualified this region to occupy this position, the most important of which are: proximity to the influence of the ocean in Oualidia, which provides great opportunities for growing vegetables, the availability of knowledge and skills in agricultural production among farmers, the activity and dynamism of agricultural cooperatives specialized in milk production ; the presence of a network of professional organizations for farmers ( associations, cooperatives, etc.).

Strategic location at the crossroads of trade routes and proximity to major consumption centres ( Casablanca, El Jadida, Marrakech, Safi, Agadir ...), and infrastructure such as ports and industrial zones.

The name of the region goes back to the personality of Abu Yenour Abd Allah Iben ouchris Al-Doukkali, a Sufi jurist who was a contemporary of the Almoravid state.

[citation needed] The fifties of the last century were the beginning of oyster farming in the city, specifically in 1954 at the hands of the Frenchman Banclos Al-Bashir, who converted to Islam, settled in Morocco, and established “ Pond ” or the seventh station as the first station for oyster farming and valuation in the city.

[citation needed] The nature of the formation of Lake Oualidia, as a narrow waterway similar to a river separated from the sea by sand dunes, and the course of this “ river ” which is parallel to the ocean and its waters meet at high tide, has turned it into a suitable environment for the growth and reproduction of this type of shellfish.

The Doukkala sugar factory, a unit of the Cosumar group located in Sidi Bennour, is an important socio-economic hub in the region.

The factory confirms each year its ambition to strengthen its position as a driver of the regional economy through a responsible and ecological citizen commitment embodied in concrete and creative actions for shared value between all the partners of its economic system : farmers, suppliers, transport operators, civil society … After investing hundreds of millions of dirhams to modernize its industrial machinery, the Doukkala sugar factory has acquired new modern equipment that will enable it to improve overall performance, which will benefit all stakeholders in its economic system.

These measures have enabled, since the 2016 season, to obtain exceptional results with a record production of 232,000 tons of sugar and a sweetness rate of the harvested beets of 18%.

In accordance with the commitments aimed at protecting the environment and the optimal rationalization of the use of natural resources, other new investments have been made with a financial envelope of 40 million dirhams.

The steam generators will be equipped with state-of-the-art emission control systems that meet the most stringent requirements in the field, and the turbo-generator will improve our performance in terms of energy efficiency.