Government Allocates 150 Million Tunisian Dinars to Support Olive Harvest Season

Prime Minister Sarah Zouhour Znazen has approved the allocation of 150 million Tunisian dinars to support the new olive harvest season during a cabinet meeting held at the Government Palace.

The measures include providing easy-access loans of 20 million Tunisian dinars to small farmers and programming the storage of 60,000 tons of olive oil to regulate the market.

Official figures indicate that the previous season saw an output of 500,000 tons and exports of 400,000 tons.

Exports from the previous season reached 399,000 tons, while production was 500,000 tons.