{"id":74656,"date":"2024-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailysouthafrica.com\/?guid=c40628bee5fcb8e0fd7c7018e9c9e3ac"},"modified":"2024-03-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T00:00:00","slug":"ben-arous-citrus-production-up-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailysouthafrica.com\/ben-arous-citrus-production-up-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Arous: Citrus production up 18%"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nBen Arous: Citrus fruit production in the Governorate of Ben Arous for the 2023 \/ 2024 agricultural season is estimated at 23,700 tonnes, an increase of around 18% compared to last season, according to figures from the Regional Agricultural Development Authority (CRDA).<\/p>\n
Despite this positive trend, this season’s production has been affected by unfavourable weather conditions (higher temperatures) and a lack of irrigation water, which were more pronounced last season when production did not exceed 20,000 tonnes, according to the same source.<\/p>\n
The total area devoted to citrus fruit production in the region is estimated at around 1,700 ha, of which 1,595 ha are productive areas, mainly in Mornag and Khelidia.<\/p>\n
Citrus plantations in the region are spread over 160 hectares for lemons (around 2,600 tonnes), while the rest of the area is planted with different varieties of orange trees, with a production of over 21,000 tonnes<\/p>\n
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ben Arous: Citrus fruit production in the Governorate of Ben Arous for the 2023 \/ 2024 agricultural season is estimated at 23,700 tonnes, an increase of around 18% compared to last season, according to figures from the Regional Agricultural Developmen…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n