The country is being called a Mediterranean trailblazer in cultivating the in-demand plant
Workers prepare red seaweed to be planted in the Menzel Jemil lagoon in Tunisia's northern Bizerte region. Red seaweed or algae is used as a gelling, thickening and texturing agent. It is also increasingly a substitute for animal-based products in processed foods, and is finding a place in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Tunisia is being called a Mediterranean trailblazer in cultivating the in-demand plant. AFP