Olive tree on the back of Tunisia coin's.
Olive tree as found on the 1, 2 and 5 Millim coins of Tunisia. The olive tree is a symbol of Tunisian agriculture. The image was made from an image of a coin. [3]
Olive Growing In Tunisia
Tunisia is the most important olive-growing country of the southern Mediterranean region; over 30% of its cultivated land is dedicated to olive growing (1.68 million ha). Tunisia’s olive resources are estimated at over 65 million olive trees, grown on 1 680 000 ha, of which 75 000 ha are for certified organic crops. It is a source of employment for 269 000 or 57% of the country’s farmers and accounts for 45% of the agricultural exports, averaging 120 000 t per year. At a world level Tunisia is ranked fourth in terms of the number of olive trees and second in terms of acreage. [1]
Tunisia is one of the world's largest olive oil producers. Olive oil production plays a key role in the Mediterranean country's economy, employing more than 300,000 farmers and providing some sort of income to an estimated one million Tunisians. [2]
Top Exports - Tunisia - 2011 [4]
Commodity: Olive oil, virgin
Quantity: 100,294(tones)
Value: 285,866(1000 $)
Unit value: 2,850($/tonne)
Sources:
REF[1]sarrahuiles.com.tn
REF[2]cnn.com
REF[3]wbcc.fsnet.co.uk
REF[4]aostat.fao.org
Related To: Olive tree as found on the 1, 2 and 5 Millim coins of Tunisia. The olive tree is a symbol of Tunisian agriculture. The image was made from an image of a coin. [3]
Olive Growing In Tunisia
Tunisia is the most important olive-growing country of the southern Mediterranean region; over 30% of its cultivated land is dedicated to olive growing (1.68 million ha). Tunisia’s olive resources are estimated at over 65 million olive trees, grown on 1 680 000 ha, of which 75 000 ha are for certified organic crops. It is a source of employment for 269 000 or 57% of the country’s farmers and accounts for 45% of the agricultural exports, averaging 120 000 t per year. At a world level Tunisia is ranked fourth in terms of the number of olive trees and second in terms of acreage. [1]
Tunisia is one of the world's largest olive oil producers. Olive oil production plays a key role in the Mediterranean country's economy, employing more than 300,000 farmers and providing some sort of income to an estimated one million Tunisians. [2]
Top Exports - Tunisia - 2011 [4]
Commodity: Olive oil, virgin
Quantity: 100,294(tones)
Value: 285,866(1000 $)
Unit value: 2,850($/tonne)
Sources:
REF[1]sarrahuiles.com.tn
REF[2]cnn.com
REF[3]wbcc.fsnet.co.uk
REF[4]aostat.fao.org
Tunisia - 1960-1996 - 5 Millimes
Tunisia - 5 Millimes
Tunisia -
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