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Interviews & Viewpoints | Nabil Assaf, Representative, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN : Interview from The Report: Algeria 2018
Articles & Analysis | Algeria aims to lower food import bill and attain self-sufficiency in key crops from The Report: Algeria 2018
A number of driving forces are behind Algeria’s efforts to boost domestic agricultural output and cut the food import bill. First, the country is looking to diversify away from its dependence on hydrocarbons revenue, given fluctuating international oil prices; second, the population is forecast to rise by 25% to nearly 50m people by 2030, thus...
Articles & Analysis | Expanding irrigation infrastructure high on Algeria's agenda from The Report: Algeria 2018
Agriculture in Algeria is primarily rain-fed and often suffers from droughts, which have worsened in recent years due to climate change. The government, therefore, has plans to expand irrigation networks to cover 2m ha, or 25% of arable land, by 2021 – 700,000 ha more than the 1.3m ha irrigated in 2018. This need was recognised some years ago...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Amara Charaf-Eddine, CEO, Madar Holding : Interview from The Report: Algeria 2018
Articles & Analysis | Preparing for the opportunities and challenges of the next industrial revolution from The Report: Algeria 2018
The global economy is entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), or Industry 4.0, based on the application of new digital and automated technologies in production processes and service delivery. These changes are presenting emerging markets with opportunities such as improved productivity, as well as risks, namely reshoring and the...