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Restructuring the fresh tomato sector: proposals from Finabi Conseil

Global exports of fresh tomatoes reached $12.4 billion by the end of 2024. What about Algeria? “Our country is a major producer, but the volume of exports is insignificant”, asserts Chabane Assad, founder of the firm Finabi Conseil, proposing a few concrete avenues for transforming this potential into exports.

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In 2024, worldwide exports of fresh tomatoes reached $12.4 billion, but Algeria's contribution remains marginal despite its high production potential. According to Chabane Assad, founder of the firm Finabi Conseil, the country could transform this potential into real export leverage by structuring a dedicated industry around pilot clusters such as Annaba, El Tarf and Oued Souf.

It recommends installing a cold chain for export, creating packaging hubs, and introducing a national traceability and certification system. Target markets include Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Eastern Europe and the UK. Germany, Algeria's strategic partner, alone imported $1.7 billion worth of fresh tomatoes in 2024, illustrating the necessity to develop the organic sector, in line with expectations in sustainable agriculture.

Other proposed measures include the creation of a public fund to support agricultural exports and the launch of a National Agri-Export Agency to coordinate the strategy on a national scale.

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