While the breath of the Tunisian revolution gives birth to numerous initiatives in the field of local development, it is interesting to note that bilateral cooperation with several neighboring countries and friends is experiencing a remarkable uptop.
In this sense, a Dutch delegation of horticulture is currently visiting our country at the invitation of the Netherlands Embassy in Tunisia. The primary objective of this delegation is to discover the Tunisian horticultural sector and to study the feasibility of potential projects. Composed of several “decision makers”, this delegation could envisage the creation of import and export projects.
In this spirit, the light and sandy earth of the center-west of Tunisia lends itself wonderfully to the cultivation of flowers, the most emblematic of which are tulips, iris, crocus and narcissus. Therefore, are we going towards a possible culture of tulips in the Tunisian steppe? Will we see Tunisian and Dutch entrepreneurs bringing a new horticulture to Kasserine or Sidi Bouzid?
The future will say. However, it should be noted that contacts between our two countries existed in this area but had been broken during the 1980s. They are taking up today at the initiative of Caroline Weijers, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Tunisia. The Dutch agriculture sector, remember, enjoys second place worldwide.
In addition, since January 14, the Netherlands have supported Tunisia in various ways. From the first days of the Revolution, a donation from the Dutch Red Cross was addressed to the victims of the political situation. Then, the Dutch government made available to organizations responsible for refugees from Libya 2 million and demi of euros. Finally, the Minister of European Affairs and International Cooperation in the Netherlands was last March in Tunisia in order to diversify development aid.
