GIE Targanine, headquartered in Agadir, capital of the Souss Massa region, was created in 2003 by four cooperatives. Two of the founding cooperatives withdrew a year later.
During its early years, the Gie was supported by the Ibnolbaytar association, which provided guidance and expertise until 2006. In 2007, 4 other cooperatives joined the structure, which now comprises 6 cooperatives with over 500 women members and direct beneficiaries of the GIE.(indirect beneficiaries: family households, pickers).