Tunisia is participating in the Seafood Expo Global 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.
The three-day event which got underway on Wednesday is an opportunity for Tunisian exhibitors to put a wide range of fisehery products under spotlight and keep abreast of technological advances in production, processing and marketing.
The Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency is organising this participation.
The fair is attended by over 1,550 exhibitors from 80 countries. The annual number of visitors from across the globe stands at about 30,000.
The Tunisian stand extends over 2,200 m2. Fresh, frozen and canned seafood as well as aquaculture products are displayed by six companies.
Average national production over the last five years amounted to nearly 130,000 tonnes. Private investments in fisheries and aquaculture totalled TND 67 million (TND 40 million for the sector of fisheries and TND 27 million for aquaculture) .
Exports reached TND 600 million during this same period ( TND 845 million in 2023).
Source: Agence Tu
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