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Sfax Olive Season Encounters Challenges
Abdelkrim Arawdia, a member of the National Council for Regions and Districts in Sfax, affirmed that this year's olive harvest season faces numerous challenges. It is unlikely to reach the record volume of last year's season, which amounted to approximately 175,000 tons of olives and 57,000 tons of olive oil. The main challenges include providing adequate labor, ensuring transportation, securing fair prices, and developing marketing strategies, especially through local markets. He also pointed out that the issue of disposing of the lees remains one of the biggest obstacles, with difficulties in implementing environmental regulations imposed on mill owners, leading to additional expenses and delays in disposal operations. On another note, Arawdia praised the success of the agricultural and industrial complex in Shaall, which managed to restart the pressing unit. This has helped optimize the use of production, despite the impacts of drought years and the disconnection from the electrical grid for mill owners over the past years. He emphasized the importance of regularizing workers' status to ensure the continuity of the season. He called on authorities to intervene to resolve administrative and financial issues, aiming to improve the performance of the sector and strengthen its role in the economic and social development of Sfax.
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