FOOD SECURITY IN TUNISIA WITHIN WATER SCARCITY THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE MEAT SECTOR
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This paper analyzes the evolution of food and nutrition security in Tunisia, judges its
sustainability within water scarcity conditions and free trade areas, with a specific focus on
the meat sector. For such purpose, the FAO indicators and Food Balance Sheets, as well as
the Global Food Security Index are all analyzed. Virtual water, owed to meat and cereals for
animal feed production and trade, was estimated to expect food security sustainability.
Results indicated that Tunisian food and nutrition security (FNS) has been improved over the
years, but its stability remains vulnerable because of the political and economic risks and the
dependence of Tunisia on imported cereals for animal feed due to water scarcity. Tunisian
agricultural policy, especially in both sectors of cereals and meat, should be readjusted to
guarantee food and nutrition sustainability.