Tebboune orders 10 radical measures for Algerian agriculture
President Tebboune banned fallow land and maize for fodder, aiming to boost production and market supply.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced 10 radical measures to reform the agricultural sector on Sunday, November 8. The president instructed the government on a comprehensive overhaul of the sector's operations during a cabinet meeting. These directives followed a presentation by the Minister of Agriculture, Sid Ali Khaldi, amid a potato crisis that exposed sector weaknesses.
Key reforms include creating a new local agriculture organization plan for transparency and modern statistics, and establishing an immediate service for agricultural statistics. President Tebboune also ordered the creation of an office for dry legumes and grain storage under the OAIC. The Ministry of Agriculture will redistribute missions for fisheries and forests between a minister delegate and a secretary of state.
The president banned the practice of leaving land fallow, deeming it outdated, and prohibited the use of maize as green fodder for livestock. He stated this practice negatively impacted meat production and market supply, causing a grain maize shortage. Agricultural machinery will be made available to all production zones starting in November.
Why it mattersAlgerian farmers will no longer be allowed to leave land fallow and must stop using maize as fodder for livestock.