Category: Agribusiness
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15 Tunisian agripreneurs win funds and mentoring through the Fast Track project
The Fast Track final session and awards ceremony took place between 11th – 13th May at the Hotel Nour in Bizerte. It marked the end of a 3-week tour of regional coaching, during which 58 young entrepreneurs from 7 different regions (Kef, Jendouba, Béja, Siliana, Kasserine, Sidi Bouzid and Kairouan) were supported to turn their […]
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Fast Track: 50 agripreneurs from Tunisia’s interior gain support to turn their business ideas into reality
Unemployment is a major challenge, particularly in Tunisia’s interior regions. However, there are many untapped opportunities in the agri-business sector, offering new hope for local-economic development and job creation. In this context, during April, 58 entrepreneurs from 7 different regions (Kef, Jendouba, Béja, Siliana, Kasserine, Sidi Bouzid and Kairouan) participated in Fast Track, a mentoring […]
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Success Story: Bilel Azaza launches his pistachio and almond plantation, El Baraka, in Gafsa
When Bilel Azaza was 30 years old he launched El Baraka, a pistachio and almond plantation in the grasslands of the Gafsa region. Bilel got the idea for his business a few years ago after speaking with a friend who had given up his job to start his own agribusiness. After doing some research and […]
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Success Story: Motii expands his livestock feed business, Friga, which employs 14 people
At 30 years old, Motii Jlassi is an ambitious young entrepreneur and the founder of Friga, a company that specializes in the production of livestock feed. Launched in 2017 in the region of Siliana, the business already provides employment to 14 people. With a degree in Banking and Finance obtained in 2011 and a Masters […]
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Success Story: Saliha is promoting prickly pear seed oil from her region
Saliha is from Tajerouine, a city in the region of Kef with a population of 20,000. At only 29 years old, her strong personality and her passion for agribusiness led her to the promotion of prickly pears. “The idea came to me during my second year in agricultural engineering at ESAK (Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture du […]
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Celebration of the UN Day in Kairouan – “Innovation and valorisation of local products workshop”
Can the region represent a source of wealth creation, economic growth or at least reduce poverty and contribute to equitable distribution, preserving nature and ensuring prosperity for all? This was the theme of the debate in Kairouan on October 26, 2017, to celebrate the International United Nations Day, by teams from PAMPAT and Mashrou3i, both […]
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Success Story: Slim launches innovative business with the superfood spirulina
Entering professional life for Slim Essid has not been easy. After graduating from high school in Economics and Management in 2003, he started studying at the Rades Institute for Higher Technological Studies (ISET) which he gave up to become a seller of handicrafts in the city of Medenine. In 2007, he embarked on other professional […]
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Success Story: Asma Gharbi launches business to support local chick breeders
The story of Asma Gharbi and her business ECOBOIS in Kairouan, Tunisia, begins with a challenge. “Despite a master’s degree in Banking and Financial Economics acquired in 2005, as well as a professional master in Business Creation in 2009, I could not find a job in Kairouan that suited my professional qualifications and my status […]