Tunisia Agricultural Biotechnology Annual 2014
The Tunisian legislation on biotechnology, drafted before the revolution, has been indefinitely postponed. The new general post revolution environment created a long list of priority for the government which makes unlikely any legislation to be approved until the election of a new parliament by the end of the year. Meanwhile, imports of biotech products into Tunisia will continue to be handled in a manner similar to that of conventional agricultural products. Tunisia is an important importer of corn and soybeans with the US maintaining 50% of the Tunisian soybean import market. FAS/Tunis continues to assist in building Tunisia’s biotechnology research capacity through exchange programs and technical workshops
