Tunisia drought threatens ‘catastrophic’ grain harvest

Medjez El Bab, Tunisia (AFP) April 13, 2023

A severe drought in North Africa has left Tunisian farmers bracing for a catastrophically poor harvest, imperilling food security in the cash-strapped country.

At a time when the global cereals market has been disrupted by the Ukraine war, Tunisia’s domestic grain production has also withered under a lack of rainfall that has killed off crops.

Even before the roasting summer months, the
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