Abdelmagid Rakkaz has just moved his plastic pipe business, Plasta, into a workshop outside the city of Tataouine. He proudly unrolls the new stock of plastic piping and carefully prepares the winding of the pipes, the centering and finally the labelling before delivering the order to one of his first customers. Abdelmagid enthusiastically reflects on…

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Mashrou3i presents at the 13th edition of the International Exhibition of Agricultural Investment and Technology, SIAT 2018 On October 10th 2018, the 13th edition of the International Exhibition of Agricultural Investment and Technology (SIAT 2018) was inaugurated by the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Mr. Samir Taïeb, at the Kram Exhibition Center in…

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There is a steady hum of sewing machines at Fatma Hassine’s textile company in Makthar, in the region of Siliana. School starts in two weeks and her 13 employees are busy adding the finishing touches to an order. Fatma is closely inspecting the hems on some school wear, making sure the clothes are perfect right…

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Plans and engineering drawings line the walls of Marwen Hmissi’s office, located in the Jendouba Business Incubator. His construction business, We Care Enterprise, was born out of a passion for repairing and restoring the region’s buildings and roads. Since its launch in 2017, the firm has gone from strength to strength. The civil engineer has…

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Inside a small warehouse in Ben Guerdane, a coastal town near the Libyan border, Imane Sayari is busy sorting an array of brightly colored pottery bowls and cups. The young entrepreneur who launched her handicraft business, Tendance Céramique, in 2017 is challenging perceptions of a region, more widely known for its cross-border smuggling trade than…

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In downtown Kairouan, in the Business Center’s training room there is an atmosphere of optimism and accomplishment. Working together with his colleague Jalel Amri, Mohamed Bouden is helping a group of young aspiring entrepreneurs to put the finishing touches on their business plans. It’s the last day of a five-day HP LIFE coaching workshop organized…

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In a rural village in Oued Meliz, in the region of Jendouba, there are tomato fields as far as the eye can see. Around a hundred women have been busy since dawn, delicately removing the tomatoes from their plants and will continue working hard until the sun reaches its zenith. At the factory on the…

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On a farm in Abida, in the region of Kairouan, there is an air of hopeful anticipation. Imen Hamdi, a young veterinarian, is calmly tending a cow in a stall which is about to give birth. Imen’s livestock veterinary services are greatly appreciated in the region and many farmers will happily wait an extra few…

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On the outskirts of Kairouan, where cattle farms and olive groves pepper the landscape, Olfa is busy addressing a box filled with her soap and cosmetic products to be shipped to Qatar. A few years ago, the world of cosmetics was only a dream for her. So, when she got the chance to export her…

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As the sun beats down brightly in Kairouan, you can see Tunisia’s huge potential for solar power. To expand the country’s renewable energy capacity, the Tunisian government is investing heavily in the sector. Many farmers have already received subsidies to power their wells and irrigation systems with solar energy. The state-run energy agency also offers…

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