The Tunisian Solidarity Bank is providing loans to 130 Tozeur farmers

The Tunisian Solidarity Bank's Tozeur branch has offered seasonal loans to make the harvest season a success and harvesting dates has benefited some 130 smallholder farmers. The move came in direct coordination with the Regional Agricultural Development Delegation of Tozeur to regulate field interventions and direct funding to its direct beneficiaries from producers.

The total value of the financing for smallholder farmers amounted to 177 thousand dinars to cover harvest season expenses and emergency production costs. In addition, 30 refrigeration warehouse owners in the province benefited from loans ranging from 20,000 to 60,000 dinars per person to support storage, cooling and crop conservation capacities.

The Tunisian Solidarity Bank's administration reported that these funds are part of programmes to support agricultural initiatives and develop smallholder activities in the southern oases. These programmes are based on mechanisms and agreements that allow concessional loans at continental interest rates and without the need for eye guarantees or self-financing, either directly to farmers or through cooperatives and development associations. These financial interventions come on the basis of the Bank's announcement on 13 October 2026 to allocate a 20 million dinar financing line to the southern states of Tozeur, Kébili, Gafsa and Gabès for the 2026-2027 agricultural season. These funds are intended to provide the necessary liquidity for activities related to the upholstery sector and to ease the financial burden on local producers.

The next phases include completing the disbursement of the remaining financing lines planned for the current agricultural season in the sector. The Bank also continues to implement parallel programs to finance economic integration projects, SMEs and women entrepreneurship initiatives in Tozeur State.