Organic farmers find fertile ground in North Africa

  • Date: 07-Nov-2021
  • Source: MENAFN
  • Sector:Agriculture
  • Country:Gulf
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Organic farmers find fertile ground in North Africa

(MENAFN- AFP)

Proudly displaying her freshly picked pomegranates, Tunisian farmer Sarah Shili says going organic is "the future of farming" -- and as demand surges in North Africa and beyond, the sector is blooming.

Shili runs Domaine Elixir Bio, a 94-hectare (230-acre) farm near Tunis that produces organic-certified vegetable, fruit and cereal crops in a way she said "respects nature".