The production of olives in the governorate of Sousse for the 2021-2022 agricultural season is estimated at 81 thousand 185 tonnes, equivalent to 16,237 tonnes of olive oil, down 20% compared to the previous season, Imen Msolli, head of the Directorate of plant production in Sousse told TAP.

At a working session held Wednesday at the headquarters of the governorate of Sousse, devoted to preparations for the olive harvest in the region, participants among the stakeholders of the sector, called for the establishment of a national strategy for the rescue of olive groves in the region, through support for irrigation operations during periods of drought.

According to the same source, the area of olive groves amounts to 78 thousand ha, or more than 4 million olive trees planted in the governorate of Sousse which has 93 oil mills with a processing capacity of 8750 tonnes per day.

Source: Tap News Agency