In a context marked by climate change and the scarcity of water resources, Tunisia explores innovative solutions to guarantee its water safety.
On the occasion of the National Day of Agriculture and the 61st anniversary of “agricultural evacuation”, celebrated under the slogan “towards intelligent agriculture for food sovereignty”, the Minister of Agriculture, Ezzeddine Béchikh, announced a strategic turning point: the first Tunisian experience of sowing clouds was successfully conducted.
This operation, experienced on April 16 in the Sidi Salem dam basin, was carried out in collaboration with the Ministries of Defense and Transport. It is a fully designed national first and led by Tunisian skills.
The sowing of clouds, also called rain caused or artificial modification of time, consists in introducing substances – such as silver iodide – in clouds in order to stimulate condensation and promote precipitation. This process is already used in several countries faced with recurring episodes of drought.
“This first attempt marks the start of a broader program for proactive water resource management,” said the minister. He said this technology will be integrated into a larger national strategy, alongside other digital and scientific projects aimed at strengthening the resilience of the agricultural sector.
