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6.4% growth in Tunisia’s private agricultural investment by Nov

27 Dec 2012

(MENAFN) Turnovers from Tunisia’ private investment in agriculture and fisheries have grown by 6.4 percent to USD269.25 million during the first eleven months of 2012, from USD252.54 million a year ago, the African Manager reported.

According to the media, these investments, approved by the Agency for the Promotion of Agricultural Investments (APIA), will create 4,883 permanent jobs against 4,580 in 2011, a 6.6 percent rise, citing APIA’s monthly newsletter.

The volume of investments reported in the agricultural sector reached USD372.33 million in the January-November period, up 5.6 percent from USD352.75 million a year earlier.

The number of reported projects in the period increased by 8.6 percent to 5,619, compared to 5,173 in the same period in 2011.

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