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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Tarek Amara and Jihed Abidellaoui

Tunisia's milk shortage leaves farmers poor and the public angry

Tunisian dairy farmer Maher Gizmir milks his cows at his farm in Kalaat Al Andalous, Tunisia November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui

Tunisian dairy farmer Maher Gizmir has sold nearly half his cows this year and reduced his daily output by 85%, adding to a shortage of milk around the country as a cash-strapped government wrestles with inflation.

Like many other dairy farmers, Gizmir says he can no longer afford to produce milk at the state-mandated purchase price given his rising outlay on fodder and other goods and services.

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