| ID: | 50755 |
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| Country: | Tunisia |
| Title: | Tunisia - Agropastoral Development and Local Initiatives Promotion Programme in the South-East – Phase II - Sept 2017 |
| Description: |
Aun on a tractor drives by olive trees lines to till the field previous cultivated with watermelons. Aun Ouni 49 hers old, he use to be a breeder but due health problem of his livestock he decided to become a farmer. Aun in 2016 participate to the formation course and in the same year he received IFAD funds to start his project and start to cultivating peaches, watermelon, carrots and figs on his 6 hectares big field. Aun mentioned that side he participate to the formation course his skills as a farmer but also as a businessman improved, since he complete the course he has been thinking to enlarge the cultivation and employ locals in older to enforce the manpower. 'I would like to make a big production of figs and export it around Tunisia' Aun says that he will try also to approach the pharmaceutic industry as figs are used to produce some medications. (© Alfredo D'Amato) |
| Size: | 8.86 MB; 4240 x 2832 pixels; 359 x 240 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1122 x 749 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Alfredo D'Amato |
| Copyright: | © IFAD / Alfredo D'Amato / Panos |
| Categories: | none |
| URL: | www.ifad.org |
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