19 October 2009
Tunis — Despite climatic difficulties and world markets fluctuations, Tunisia achieved an agricultural and commercial growth namely in the biological production.
In 2008, the total amount of exports of biological products has reached 64 million dinars compared to 57.48 million dinars in 2007.
According to Al-Fallah newspaper issued on October 5, 2009, 3025 tons of dates worth 12.223 million dinars, compared to 2298 tons of 9 million dinars in 2007 and 9656 tons of olive oil worth 48 million dinars in 2008 compared to 6160 tons of oil olive worth 28.3 million dinars and 117 tons of the biological prickly pear powder amounting to 1.116 million dinars against 105 tons amounting to 1,052 million dinars in 2007, are the most important biological products exported.
Dried rosemary and oil rosemary in addition to 77 tons of carob and 61 tons of oil and water of orange blossom as well as 45 kilos of Oil Alnierule, were exported during 2007 and 2008.
About 80 tons of cereals and 11 tons of vegetables and 24 tons of canned food were also exported.
The production of biological plants has grown to170 thousand tons in 2008, compared to 136 thousand tons in 2007.
As it was expected in 2009, the annual production of biological plants during the 2007-2009 periods reached 158 thousand tons, accounting nearly for 116%.
It is expected that Tunisia will promote the areas devoted to biological framing by 20 thousand hectares annually to reach 220 thousand hectares by the end of the 11th development plan in 2011.
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