Tunisia
The PARM Process started in Tunisia in 2023 after the Government expressed its interest in adopting PARM’s methodology for Agricultural Risk Management (ARM).
PARM Phases Status (H2)
Country updates
Setting-up
In March 2023, PARM has engaged with the Government of Tunisia through General Directorate of Financing Investment and Professional Organizations (DGFIOP) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries (MARHP) to help the country identify and prioritize agricultural risks and set up instruments to mitigate the prioritized risks.
Risk Assessment
In October 2023, the Platform started out an agricultural value chain risk assessment study (AVC-RAS) which focused on Cereal and Olive Oil value chains which were selected by the government respectively as food-safe and export products.
Design of Programme/Project
Reaching the phase of the design of an investment programme, PARM held from 24 June to 6 July a design mission in Tunisia. During two weeks, the Platform held a series of technical consultations with over thirty public, semi-public and private institutions and civil society, under the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Maritime Fishing (MARHP). The encounters enabled the key actors to reach a consensus on the development of an operational instrument entitled “Agriculture Résiliente, Durable et Inclusive pour l’Investissement en Tunisie” (ARDII-Tounes). The latter will be developed by PARM, in close collaboration with MARHP, and in consortium with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (CGIAR-ICARDA) and the Center for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (CIRAD).
Learning
On 03 to 04 July 2023, PARM organized the first capacity development workshop to raise awareness of stakeholders on the importance of ARM. The objective of the mission was the implementation of the raising awareness workshop about the importance of Agricultural Risk Management (ARM) with a value chain perspective, as well as an introduction to the institutionalization of ARM. 52 participants, of which 26 women, attended the meeting.
Following this first cycle of capacity building training, a training of trainers workshop on ARM was held in Tunis from 04 to 08 March 2024 and gathered over 40 trainers from universities, training centers, farmers’ organizations, private sector companies, womens’ organizations, and microfinance institutions. To bridge theory with practice, participants embarked on a field visit on 6 March to Ben Ismail Family Reserve in the province of Béja.
Sharing
On 29 February 2024, PARM organized a knowledge sharing and learning workshop bringing together national and international actors in the agricultural sector, to showcase initiatives on Agricultural Risk Management (ARM) that are related to the selected value chains in the country, and to foster policy dialogue between different public and private actors operating along these value chains. The following day, PARM presented and discussed the preliminary results of the VC-RAS focused on cereal and olive oil, during a technical workshop held in Tunis.