The role of agriculture and agro-processing for development in Tunisia

Jose Luis Figueroa, Mai Mahmoud and Hoda El-Enbaby

No 9, MENA working papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: 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; Tunisia; Africa; Northern Africa; Middle East (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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