Day: April 15, 2019

Tunisia is number 1 in terms of organic olive-growing areas and is the pioneer in Africa in organic products. Being the leading exporter of organic products in Africa and the leading exporter of dates in the world, Tunisia is the champion in terms of surface area, with 306,000 hectares devoted to organic agriculture. Minister of Agriculture Samir taïb said, during a debate on the theme ” organic market in Switzerland and Europe and the Tunisian potential”, held in Tunis, that Tunisia is the first African and Arab country to have…

The Ministry of Industry and Small-and medium-sized Enterprise (SMEs) gave its agreement in principle to 10 private projects for the production of electricity from solar energy, TAP reports on Monday. These projects, which will be launched by Tunisian investors, will have a production capacity of 10 megawatts (1 megawatt per project). The overall cost of the investment is estimated at 30 million dinars (MD), the same source added. The launch of these projects is part of the Action Plan for the acceleration of renewable energy projects in Tunisia, launched by…