Drought Hits 60% of Tunisia’s Grains

Sheep graze in one of the wheat fields in northern Tunisia amidst a wave of drought threatening this year's food security (AFP)

Agricultural experts in Tunisia have predicted that the country’s upcoming crop yield is anticipated to be a maximum of 2.5 million quintals of grain, a significant drop from the 7.4 million quintals harvested during the previous agricultural season.

This outcome is one of the poorest in the last decade, as the production rate has typically ranged between 12 to 16 million quintals of grain per season.