TUNISIA AGRICULTURE

Tunisia launches hydroponics project to boost farming

epa10569390 Slim Zouari, hydroponics expert of Tunisian Union of Agriculture stands at a hydroponic farm in Tunis, Tunisia, 12 April 2023. The hydrophilic technology adopted within the framework of the Tunis-Italian Intesa cooperation project, makes it possible to reduce the use of water for irrigation by 80 percent compared to traditional agriculture and by 90 percent the use of chemical fertilizers, according to Bayrem Hamada, the adviser to the president of the union of agriculture and fishing and coordinator of the project. He added that modern technology can help countries facing the challenges of climate change and persistent drought achieve food security, better manage scarce water resources and reduce the use of chemicals. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

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