However, geothermal early crops in the governorate of Gabes, on the coast of the Mediterranean sea, reached 14 thousand tonnes until June 2018, against 9,700 tonnes in the same period of last year.
Among these products are mainly tomatoes of very good quality exported to the European markets and the Gulf countries, said Amel Ghiloufi, head of plant production at the Regional Commission for Agricultural Development in Gabes.
A Tunisian-Dutch company based in the area of El Hamma in the governorate of Gabes built the first high-tech glass greenhouse in North Africa, producing “ox heart” tomatoes back in 2016. The company has invested in 4.5 hectares and plans to make extensions to reach 20 hectares of glasshouses generating more than 250 employment positions between workers and technicians not taking into account indirect jobs. Just like last time, Agrikol will take care of all equipment for the project.