Tunisian Authorities Implement Exceptional Measures to Support Small Farmers and Stabilize Market Supply
The Tunisian authorities have announced the implementation of exceptional measures to simplify the transportation, distribution, and storage of several fresh agricultural products, with the aim of supporting small farmers and stabilizing market supply, according to a joint official statement from the Ministries of Trade, Interior, Finance, and Agriculture.
Background and Objectives
These decisions come as Tunisia prepares to market the 2025/2026 harvests of dates, apples, citrus fruits, pomegranates, and olives. The government seeks to promote national production, avoid losses, strengthen exports, and enable consumers to access domestic products at fair prices. This approach follows the recommendations of the President of the Republic, who emphasized the protection of producers, particularly small farmers, and the preservation of the internal market balance.
Concrete Measures
The ministries have indicated that producers, especially small farmers, will be able to sell their harvests through all available direct or indirect channels. This includes production areas, storage zones, collection points, wholesale markets in all regions, as well as consumption or processing areas. The goal is to avoid blockages, facilitate the circulation of goods, and limit speculative practices that affect both agricultural revenues and consumers.
Support and Accompaniment
The authorities have also announced the mobilization of central and regional services to support producers and suppliers, resolve potential logistical difficulties quickly, and ensure the smooth operation of the campaign. The ministries are calling on all stakeholders to support the national effort to control prices and combat hoarding, a practice that threatens economic stability and penalizes both consumers and farmers.
Key Points
- Exceptional measures to simplify transportation, distribution, and storage of fresh agricultural products
- Support for small farmers and stabilization of market supply
- Promotion of national production, avoidance of losses, and strengthening of exports
- Access to domestic products at fair prices for consumers
- Protection of producers, particularly small farmers, and preservation of internal market balance
- Mobilization of central and regional services to support producers and suppliers
- National effort to control prices and combat hoarding
