The role of agriculture and agro-processing for development in Tunisia
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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This paper is part of a series of three country-case studies to investigate the potential role of agro-processing for economic development based on the strong backward and forward linkages agro-processing firms have with the agricultural sector. Previous analyses for Egypt and Jordan (Figueroa, Mahmoud, and Breisinger 2017; El-Enbaby et al. 2016) have shown how developing the agro-processing sub-sector as well as encouraging the production of high-value crops can promote economic and social well-being, especially in rural areas where the majority of the poor are concentrated. In continuation with this line of research, this paper aims at analyzing: • What role agriculture has played for the Tunisian economy in recent years; • What is the role of agricultural productivity and structural change in fostering agricultural growth in Tunisia; and • What is the potential of agro-processing for economic development and rural transformation in the country.
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date palms, educational policies, structural adjustment, rural population, agricultural sector, high-value agricultural products, agroindustrial sector, dates, households, sustainability, socioeconomic development, horticulture, productivity, olives, agricultural development, rural development, trade agreements, food security, phoenix dactylifera, diversification, fruit crops, rural areas, food processing