Ammonitrate Shortage Threatens Tunisian Cereal Crops
Despite repeated calls to provide sufficient quantities of ammonitrate on the Tunisian market, major crops are still suffering from a lack of this essential material. The situation is threatening to be severe for cereal harvests, according to Hamedi Daoudi, President of the Regional Union of Agriculture and Fisheries in Seliana, in a statement on a private radio station.
It is worth noting that ammonitrate is a nitrogen-based fertilizer used in all stages of plant growth. Tunisian ammonitrate contains approximately 33.5% nitrogen. Its use varies depending on the plant, its growth stage, the amount used, and the amount of rainfall. It is strictly produced by the GCT and marketed by the Ministry of Agriculture. Cereal, hay, and fodder productions heavily rely on this fertilizer.
The President of the Regional Union of Béja, Chokri Djebbi, recently sounded the same alarm, announcing a shortage of available ammonitrate quantities in the region. As a result, major cereal crops fear seeing their harvests affected.
The Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy, questioned on the subject, has yet to make an announcement. It is expected to make a statement in the coming days to announce the quantities released to regulate the market and save the agricultural season.
