Partnership agreement between community company ‘Siristi’ and ‘Agriland’ signed

Tunis: Secretary of State to the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training in charge of community companies Riadh Chaouad, chaired the signing ceremony of a partnership agreement between the specialized community company "Siristi" in the exploitation and valorization of forest products in the locality of Om Laboueb in El Fahs and the Tunisian-Dutch company «Agriland». This agreement aims to promote forest products other than wood, across the entire area exploited by the Siristi company. Under this agreement, the Agriland company undertakes to develop a rosemary distillation unit, recover its waste for various uses as well as provide technical training for young people working in this unit, Manager of the community company Slah Arfaoui said. He pointed out that the Agriland company will contribute to the reforestation of forest areas damaged by fires and the development of tracks so as to facilitate transport operations, in addition to the rehabilitation of schools in the locality of Om Laboueb. The S ecretary of State told journalists that the community company in Om Laboueb has created 200 permanent jobs since its start at the end of 2023, noting that the daily wage of women working in this sector is between 15 to 85 dinars. «A number of financial institutions will contribute to the financing of community companies apart from the Tunisian Solidarity Bank,» he indicated, adding that the financing ceiling will increase from TND300,000 to million dinars. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse – English