In 2024, the National Sanitation Utility (O.N.A.S.) processed approximately 295 million cubic meters of treated water through its stations. Of this impressive quantity, 64.9 million cubic meters were reused for direct (18.66 million cubic meters) and indirect (46.31 million cubic meters) uses. Jamal Eddine Cherif, director of the sludge recovery department at the agency, stated this in a statement to TAP based on statistics from the office’s technical services. Cherif noted that 72.5 percent of the treated water, or 195.46 million cubic meters, met the required quality specifications. However, 27.5…
Day: May 22, 2025
Tunisia forecasts 2.8% increase in the stone fruit harvest in 2025.
Preliminary estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries suggest that Tunisia’s summer stone fruit harvest in 2025 is expected to total 251,500 tons. This figure represents a 2.8% increase from the previous season’s harvest of 244,700 tons. The cultivated area has decreased slightly, from 201,800 hectares in 2024 to 197,500 hectares today, marking a 2.1% drop. The peach harvest for the current season is estimated at 121,000 tons, which is slightly less than the 122,300 tons harvested last season. The plum harvest is expected to reach 42,700…