Faced with the bad weather announced, the Ministry of Agriculture urges the collection centers to be repeated to preserve the national harvest. Local authorities and farmers are also called upon to mobilize in the face of climatic vagaries.
Alert press release
Due to the planned meteorological disruptions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries published an alert press release, Saturday August 2, 2025, urging all cereal collection centers to take the necessary precautions to protect harvests. This recommendation comes in the middle of a collection campaign and aims to limit losses related to rains and unstable conditions.
The ministry insists on the importance of respecting the rules of conservation in the storage centers, in particular by ensuring the waterproofing and ventilation of the hangars. Regional police stations in agricultural development (CRDA) as well as the regional antennas of the Cereal Office are called upon to ensure rigorous follow -up on the ground.
In addition, farmers are invited to install and secure the sub-mounters, and to take the necessary measures to protect their herd.
Triggered prevention plans
The ministry has strengthened its directives to decentralized agricultural structures. Several CRDAs have already announced the triggering of prevention plans at the local level, especially in the governorates of the North West and Center-West, where storm cells are expected in the afternoon.
Agricultural representatives, including members of the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries (UTAP), have requested more means to protect operations.
Tunisia is currently experiencing an unstable weather period. According to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM), sometimes dense clouds are expected in the north with local rains in the morning, followed by thunderstorms accompanied by hail in certain areas of the west and then from the East.
More than 11 million quintals collected
Recall that Tunisian collection centers received 11.7 million quintals of cereals on July 29, 2025, according to data published by the Cereal Office. This level has exceeded the average of the last five years for the same period, confirming a promising 2025 campaign.
