Tunisia: Jendouba – 700,000 Quintals of Grain Harvested

Jendouba — Some 700,000 quintals of grain have been harvested in Jendouba governorate till Tuesday, representing 70% of the area planted in the region.

This season’s harvest has fallen short of expectations, Regional Agricultural Union President Lotfi El Jammazi said, calling for hydraulic works to be maintained so as to preserve water resources, and for an effective agricultural policy to be implemented in a bid to preserve the crop sector.

Damage to the Barbara dam had prevented rainwater…