Beja: Recent rains benefit almost 30% of cereal areas (Agricultural officials)

BEJA: The large amounts of rainfall recorded in the last 72 hours in the governorate of Beja are likely to improve the situation of almost 30% of the sown cereal areas, regional agricultural sources told TAP. According to the same sources, the rains will also help to maintain the good condition of 35% of the cereal area. However, Chokri Djebbi, president of the Regional Union of Agriculture and Fisheries (URAP) in Beja, stressed that the recent rains would have no effect on the 35% of sown cereal areas already affected by the lack of rain since the beginning of March. Significant amounts of rain have been recorded in the region over the last 24 hours, including 16 mm in the Nefza delegation, 9 mm in Amdoun, 6 mm at the Kasseb dam and in Beja (weather station), 7 mm in Thibar and 4 mm in Goubellat. Professional organisations and agricultural management structures estimate that grain production in the governorate of Beja will increase in the 2023-2024 agricultural season compared with the previous season. It should be noted that the area sown with cereals during the current agricultural season in the governorate of Beja reached 151 thousand hectares, including 7100 hectares under irrigation. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse