Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau Data on Organic Agriculture in Tunisia Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick, May 1, 2012 Compiled in the framework of the annual survey on organic agriculture world-wide, carried out by FIBL, in cooperation with IFOAM. Funded by the International Trade Centre ITC, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and Nürnberg Messe Contact: Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, FiBL, Frick, Switzerland,
Tunisia: Key facts › Organic agricultural land: 175’000 hectares › Share of total agricultural land: 1.8 percent (rank 3 in Africa, rank 45 worldwide) › Growth : + 5 % › Total production in metric tons: 165’888 › Total exports in metric tons: 12’225 › Total export value 2009: 55 million Dinar › Key export products: Olive oil and dates › Most data are available at _ang 2
Tunisia: Development of organic agricultural land Source: Data : Various sources; : CTAB/Ministry of Agriculture
Tunisia: Development of organic production and export Source: General Direction of Organic Agriculture
Tunisia: Development of exports by product Source: General Direction of Organic Agriculture
Tunisia: Development of export value Source: General Direction of Organic Agriculture
Tunisia: Agricultural land and wild collection areas › Agricultural land: 0.18 million hectares in 2010 › Wild collection: 0.23 million hectares in 2010 (for the wild collection area no details on the products collected are available). Source: General Direction of Organic Agriculture 2011
Tunisia: Use of organic agricultural land 2010 (total: million hectares) Source: General Direction of Organic Agriculture 2011
Further information › Further reading › Kilcher, Lukas and Samia Maamer Belkhira: Tunisa: Country Report. In: Willer/Kilcher (Eds.): The World of Organic Agriculture FiBL & IFOAM, Frick and Bonn › Contact for this presentation › Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland, › Links › Website of the Centre Technique de l’agriculture biologique › FiBL web portal with information on organic agriculture worldwide