Creation of Two Agri-Food Complexes in Kairouan and Beja
9 May 2014
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Two partnership agreements were signed Thursday afternoon in Tunis between the Canadian Consortium Waska International and two Tunisian private partners for the creation of two agri-food complexes in Kairouan (center-west) and Beja (northwest).
According to the agreements, the agri-food complexes include several collection and agronomic assistance centers (one collection center per delegation), a fruit and vegetable distribution kiosk within the municipal market of each delegation, a wholesale market for export to North America, Europe and other countries with refrigerated, freezing and deep-freezing warehouses.
These structures also include small food processing units, a food research and development center, a food technology institute to train young entrepreneurs who wish to create a small food processing business, a center to help start agricultural and agri-food businesses and a Tunisian-Canadian agri-food investment fund. The two agri-food complexes will be built in the form of two towers of 14 and 17 floors in reference to the Tunisian revolution of December 17 and January 14, said Abdo Maalaoui, vice-president of the Waska International consortium.
Pierre Quintal, President and CEO of the Consortium, stated that the work on the agri-food complexes should begin in September 2014 in Kairouan and December in Beja. These projects should generate more than 1600 direct and indirect jobs, in addition to the creation of more than 100 small agricultural and agri-food businesses, in addition to increasing the income of small and medium-sized farmers by 20 to 30%, said Quintal.
Abdelaziz Jemai, agronomist and partner of the Canadian consortium in the Beja agri-food complex project, estimated that the region has significant agricultural potential, noting that marketing remains the biggest problem.
"Under this partnership, farmers in the northwest will have more opportunities to export their products abroad, which will contribute to increasing their income and developing the region," he said. For his part, Boubaker Nagati, partner of the Canadian consortium operating in the agricultural sector in Kairouan, welcomed the creation of this project in the Center-West region, calling it "grandiose and historic."
"Thanks to this partnership, we will benefit from Canadian know-how and new technology," he argued, announcing that another project in the field of construction materials is planned with the Canadian consortium in the coming days. "This is a plant for the manufacture of insulation panels," he specified, stating that the construction of buildings with insulation panels allows for better quality housing.
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According to the agreements, the agri-food complexes include several collection and agronomic assistance centers (one collection center per delegation), a fruit and vegetable distribution kiosk within the municipal market of each delegation, a wholesale market for export to North America, Europe and other countries with refrigerated, freezing and deep-freezing warehouses.
These structures also include small food processing units, a food research and development center, a food technology institute to train young entrepreneurs who wish to create a small food processing business, a center to help start agricultural and agri-food businesses and a Tunisian-Canadian agri-food investment fund. The two agri-food complexes will be built in the form of two towers of 14 and 17 floors in reference to the Tunisian revolution of December 17 and January 14, said Abdo Maalaoui, vice-president of the Waska International consortium.
Pierre Quintal, President and CEO of the Consortium, stated that the work on the agri-food complexes should begin in September 2014 in Kairouan and December in Beja. These projects should generate more than 1600 direct and indirect jobs, in addition to the creation of more than 100 small agricultural and agri-food businesses, in addition to increasing the income of small and medium-sized farmers by 20 to 30%, said Quintal.
Abdelaziz Jemai, agronomist and partner of the Canadian consortium in the Beja agri-food complex project, estimated that the region has significant agricultural potential, noting that marketing remains the biggest problem.
"Under this partnership, farmers in the northwest will have more opportunities to export their products abroad, which will contribute to increasing their income and developing the region," he said. For his part, Boubaker Nagati, partner of the Canadian consortium operating in the agricultural sector in Kairouan, welcomed the creation of this project in the Center-West region, calling it "grandiose and historic."
"Thanks to this partnership, we will benefit from Canadian know-how and new technology," he argued, announcing that another project in the field of construction materials is planned with the Canadian consortium in the coming days. "This is a plant for the manufacture of insulation panels," he specified, stating that the construction of buildings with insulation panels allows for better quality housing.
Webmanagercenter.com
Published May 8, 2014.
Posted online May 9, 2014.
