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Tunisian farmer revives parched village with EU funding

A dam built by a woman farmer in a Tunisian village has turned her into a local hero after it helped increase local growers' yields. © FETHI BELAID / AFP

Ghardimaou (AFP) – Parched crops on one side and lush green plants on the other, a small farming project in northwest Tunisia demonstrates how foreign funding coupled with dogged local efforts can help tackle the impact of climate change.

A local dam built by woman farmer Saida Zouaoui in the village of Ghardimaou after years of effort has turned her into a local hero for her fellow smallholders, who say it helped increase their production despite a six-year drought.

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