Despite the challenges, the sector has surged in Tunisia since the turn of the millennium.
In 2001, just 16,000 hectares were dedicated to organic farming -- a figure that has multiplied 20-fold over two decades.
In 2001, just 16,000 hectares in Tunisia were dedicated to organic farming, a figure that has multiplied 20-fold over two decades.Despite its small size, Tunisia ranks 30th in the world and first in Africa in terms of area certified for organic farming. While there is strong demand in the US and Europe for bioproducts, they are also gaining attention among 25-30-year-old Tunisians"who are well-informed" about their benefits, she added.
The majority of the country's olive, citrus and almond groves are in the southern area around Marrakech and near the capital Rabat in the north-west. For exports to the European Union to be labelled as organic, they must be inspected once a year by an EU-licenced certification agency.
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