• A child reacts while being licked by a calf at a farm in the town of el-Batten, about 35 kilometres west of Tunisia's capital, on January 20, 2023. - Tunisia's dairy sector's woes have been exacerbated by years of drought, drying up reservoirs and making it harder for farmers to grow their own fodder. The North African country's farming union says the price of cattle feed has risen by up to 40 percent in the past year due to the impact of the war in Ukraine on imported fodder ingredients. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
    A child reacts while being licked by a calf at a farm in the town of el-Batten, about 35 kilometres west of Tunisia's capital, on January 20, 2023. - Tunisia's dairy sector's woes have been exacerbated by years of drought, drying up reservoirs and making it harder for farmers to grow their own fodder. The North African country's farming union says the price of cattle feed has risen by up to 40 percent in the past year due to the impact of the war in Ukraine on imported fodder ingredients. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
  • Reservoirs have been drying up
    Reservoirs have been drying up
  • The drought has made it harder for farmers to grow their own fodder
    The drought has made it harder for farmers to grow their own fodder
  • The North African country's farming union says the price of cattle feed has risen by up to 40 per cent in the past year
    The North African country's farming union says the price of cattle feed has risen by up to 40 per cent in the past year
  • A cow's udders are given a wash at a small farm in El Batten, about 35km west of the capital Tunis
    A cow's udders are given a wash at a small farm in El Batten, about 35km west of the capital Tunis
  • Many shops in Tunisia now restrict milk purchases to two cartons per person as consumers scramble for limited supplies
    Many shops in Tunisia now restrict milk purchases to two cartons per person as consumers scramble for limited supplies
  • The price rise has been exacerbated by the impact of the war in Ukraine on imported fodder ingredients
    The price rise has been exacerbated by the impact of the war in Ukraine on imported fodder ingredients

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Tunisia dairy market struggles as price of cow feed soars - in pictures

The country's dairy sector woes have been exacerbated by years of drought

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January 27, 2023

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