Ninety-five percent of Tunisia’s olive groves are tended using traditional practices without the use of any pesticides. Tunisia’s olive oil industry is increasingly turning its focus to the development of organic processes and the marketing of its organic olive oils as a strategy to increase exports. A government official confirmed a national strategy to promote Tunisia as a producer of organic products to the world. “What we want to show is that Tunisia is an organic country. This is the model we want to show to the world,” said Samia…
Tunisia Sees Opportunity in Organic Production
