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Introduction |
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The Governorate of Jendouba lies at the top northwest of Tunisia. It is bounded by the governorates of Kef and Siliana to the South, the governorate of Béja to the East, the border zone with Algeria to the West (135 km) and the Mediterranean sea to the North, with a coastline of 25km. This governorate has the most rainy weather and its annual rainfall goes up to 1,000mm along the coast and beyond 1,500mm at Aïn Draham. While it is agricultural by tradition, this region is experiencing a spectacular growth of the tourism sector (in the Tabarka/Aïn Draham area). |
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Infrastructure |
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Jendouba has a modern, continuously upgraded basic infrastructure consisting of
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Major businesses |
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Agriculture in the governorate of Jendouba is mainly based on cereals, breeding, market gardening, and arboriculture. En Indeed, thanks to a large agricultural area estimated at 300 700 ha, of which 170 000 ha of useful land, and a forest potential estimated at 120 000 ha ... |
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The Jendouba governorates participates largely in the national production of strategic food with 139 thousand tons of cereals, 26 thousand tons of fruits, 153 thousand tons of vegetables, 116 thousand tons of milk et 12.3 thousand tons of red meat. The governorate also produces 100 000 m3 of wood and 70 000 quintals of cork. |
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Fishing resources in the region of Tabarka are estimated at about 20 thousand tons per year and are still not used to their maximum in spite of an appropriate basic infrastructure. |
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The industrial activity of the region is based on the agri food sector which accounts for 45 % of the projects, 68 % of investments and 42 % of direct industrial employment. It is also characterized by the presence of a large company well known on the national scale, namely la Laiterie du Nord-Ouest. The region hosts 266 industrial units, 13 of which are totally exporting units. |
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The Tabarka area is experiencing a substantial growth of its tourism, thanks to its beautiful seaside and forest endowment and to the existence of an increasingly diversified and modern tourism infrastructure: the Tabarka International Airport, the golf course, the marina, the comfortable luxury hotels and the Hammam Bourguiba spa. Located 20km away from Tabarka, this spa specializes in the treatment of the respiratory system ailments. It is developing fast in order to meet a potential demand estimated at 1.390,000 hotel nights. |
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The handicrafts sector creates and produces goods reflecting the region’s characteristic: coral working, cork processing, creation of wood artifacts and pottery. | |
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Investment opportunities |
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Several investment opportunities are to be found in the region in the fields of agriculture, fishing, agri-food business, useful substances tourism and communication technologies:
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Agriculture and fishing (fruit tree growing, introducing cows in irrigated areas, organic farming, mushroom growing, trawlers, floriculture...). |
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Agri food (conditioning agricultural products, transforming forest products, cheese making...). |
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Useful substances (marble extraction and processing, plaster cutting and sculpting, industrial pottery, manufacturing of bleaching products for paper and paint industries). |
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Tourism and handicrafts (accommodation facilities, spa resort, leisure boat, making of handicraft items in wood or cork...). |
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Communication technologies (software development, websites maintenance and development, remote services...). | |
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Success stories |
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Amorine Iramos. |
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Useful addresses |
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ODNO Authority for the Development of the Northwest (Office de Développement du Nord Ouest) Avenue Taïeb Mehiri, 6100 Siliana Tel : (216) 78 871 515/ 78 871 516 Fax : (216) 78 871 515/ 78 871 517 E-mail : odno@email.ati.tn Web : www.odno.nat.tn
(DRD) Jendouba Office for Regional Development (Direction Régionale de Développement) 5, Avenue Khémaïs el Hajri, Jendouba Tel /Fax : (216) 78 602 542
API Industrial Promotion Agency (Agence de Promotion de l’Industrie) Tel : (216) 78 601 577 Fax : (216) 78 601 577
APIA Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (Agence de Promotion des Investissements Agricoles) Rue Khemais El Hajri Imm. El Ayari 8100 jendouba Tel : (216) 78 630 741 Fax : (216) 78 630 741 | | |
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