Farming, food production, agricultural exports, and food security
Fifteen Italian companies specializing in machinery and agricultural technologies are expected in Algiers on September 28 and 29, 2026, as part of a mission organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) and FederUnacoma. This operation comes as Algeria accelerates the mechanization and digitalization of its agriculture.
Between fertile agricultural lands and severe climatic constraints, the municipality of Oued Taourira is seeking to shape its economic future. This report analyzes the geography of this rural locality in the wilaya of Sidi Bel Abbès, deciphers its agro-pastoral strengths, identifies concrete opportunities for private investors, and highlights the heavy challenges of isolation and water stress that it must overcome.
For this year, for which the harvesting campaign is still ongoing, cereal production forecasts are above average. Some observers even describe this harvest as record-breaking and unprecedented. It is particularly driven by exceptional rainfall in the northern wilayas of the country and increased mechanization in the wilayas […]
According to these figures for the first three months of the 2026-2027 fiscal year, India imported approximately 2.5 million tons of urea. Egypt leads the suppliers with 609,000 tons, followed by Algeria with 245,000 tons, Nigeria with 244,000 tons, and Georgia with 211,000 tons. The Algerian share thus represents nearly 9.8% of the […]
The Ministry of Water Resources announced the allocation of a financial envelope of 23 billion dinars as part of a new emergency program aimed at enhancing public water service and improving the readiness of irrigation facilities across various provinces. The announcement came during a working meeting chaired by the Minister of Water Resources, Lounes Bouzegza, at the ministry's headquarters, in the presence of central administration officials and general directors of institutions and bodies affiliated with the sector. View the full content on Echourouk Online.
Public authorities have allocated around 23 billion Algerian dinars as part of a new emergency program to enhance and improve public water service across the provinces. This was stated in a press release issued by the Ministry of Water Resources on Monday. The program aims to strengthen intervention and maintenance capabilities and ensure the continuous readiness of irrigation facilities. Focus will be placed on acquiring various equipment and electromechanical devices, generators, irrigation pumps, and technical intervention and maintenance means.
Statement from the President of the Poultry Breeders Federation.
Behind the immediate toll of the summer 2026 fires lies an invisible crisis with heavy economic consequences. The accelerated water erosion of destroyed forest soils now threatens agricultural productivity and downstream public infrastructure. Analysis of long-term ecological and financial costs.
The Minister of Water, Lounes Bouzguza, oversaw the laying of the foundation stone for an agricultural irrigation project covering an area of 100 hectares, entirely relying on the use of treated water from the wastewater treatment plant in the municipality, this Saturday evening in the municipality of Ras El Ma, Sidi Bel Abbes.
To boost its agri-food and pharmaceutical sectors towards sub-Saharan markets, the national company CNAN EL DJAZAIR is preparing to acquire its own refrigerated containers, sources close to the matter have learned. By converting its existing fleet into a true refrigerated corridor to Dakar and Nouakchott, the public shipowner is set to lift the main logistical barrier that was hindering the expansion of the 'Made in Algeria' label. A major commercial offensive that comes amid Algeria's full integration into the continental free trade area (ZLECAF).
In the face of intense geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, India is massively redirecting its fertilizer imports to the African continent. According to information reported by the Ecofin Agency, this strategic pivot allows New Delhi to secure its food sovereignty in the face of maritime blockades.
The Minister of Water Resources, Lounes Bouzguza, oversaw the laying of the foundation stone for an agricultural irrigation project covering an area of 100 hectares, entirely relying on the use of treated water from the wastewater treatment plant in the municipality, on Saturday evening in the municipality of Ras El Ma in the Sidi Bel Abbès province.