Agriculture performed strongly in 2015, driven by outstanding production and olive oil exports, which generated nearly 920m in revenue. The sector, which accounts for around 10% of GDP, has not been spared the instability affecting the country since the 2011 revolution, prompting efforts to initiate structural reforms, including enhanced organisation to boost productivity and stabilize output...
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Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Tunisia 2016
Tunisia has been going through a watershed period in its modern history, with the revolution of 2011 bringing much-needed change and reform. While the country has avoided much of the instability of the wider region, it has nonetheless undergone a spell of turbulence, testing the country’s newly found democratic bonds.
Economic update | Bilan du programme gabonais Graine
29 Mar 2016
En février dernier, le programme national visant à donner un coup de fouet à l'agriculture gabonaise a atteint sa cinquième étape avec son lancement dans la province du Haut-Ogooué. Au total, le programme sera implanté dans neuf provinces.
Articles & Analysis | Projects to boost irrigation efficiency and expand agricultural space in Egypt from The Report: Egypt 2016
When it comes to restraints on growth in Egypt’s agriculture sector, those perhaps of the greatest importance are the challenges of irrigation and land reclamation. As such, the Egyptian governments has for decades emphasised improvements to irrigation. Data available up to 2012 shows that 3.65m ha were equipped for irrigation, with an annual...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Alaa Diab, CEO, Agriculture Group - PICO; and Member of the Board, Agriculture Export Council: Interview from The Report: Egypt 2016
Given Egypt’s growing population, what can be done in the domestic agriculture sector to reduce imports of staples and bring down retail prices?
Articles & Analysis | Inreasing agricultural sustainability and effectiveness in Egypt from The Report: Egypt 2016
Characterised by the predominance of smallholders, Egypt’s agriculture sector is currently witnessing greater investor interest, including capital injections for large-scale projects and a nationwide emphasis on land reclamation for agricultural development. With small-scale farming accounting for around 90% of the country’s active farmers,...