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Algeria

ALGERIA AGRICULTURE MARKET - GROWTH, TRENDS,

COVID-19 IMPACT, AND FORECASTS (2023 - 2028)

Algeria Agriculture products in this tremendous integrated is being cultivated in the north on more
than 3,500 hectares.
market of 1.2 billion inhabitants.
Market Analysis
Algeria Agriculture The highest share in the economy’s
Agriculture in Algeria is poised to performance led the government to con-
grow at a CAGR of 2.4% during the fore- Industry Segmentation sider the agricultural sector a priority
cast period. sector. The government is putting huge
Agriculture is the process of produc- efforts to attract foreign and domestic
• Algeria is currently the largest coun- tion of food from land for human or ani- investments to reduce the country’s reli-
try in Africa and in the Arab world, with a mal consumption. It involves the produc- ance on imports. As part of its effort to
total landmass of 2.38m sq. km. Algeria is tion of plants and animals for food, fiber, boost the agricultural sector, the gov-
rich in natural resources but is still large- and other products. Agriculture plays a ernment is offering incentives on taxes,
ly unexplored. Despite this, Algeria’s critical role in human life. The Agricul- including farming concessions, and free
overall strategy is to reduce its reliance ture in Algeria Market is Segmented by long-term leases of farmland to foreign
on imports. The Algerian agriculture Crop Type into Food Crops/Cereals, investors and local counterparts. Potato
sector has recorded steady growth, de- Fruits, and Vegetables. culture uses local seeds which cover
spite numerous ups and downs. Algeria 80% of domestic demand. The strategy
is technically able to produce 30 million Algeria Agriculture aims to reduce the import of some variet-
tons of cereals per annum and export Market Trends ies of seeds, regulate the market, supply
21 million tons of them to neighboring potatoes to processing units, and pro-
countries. Increasing Investment in mote exports.
Agricultural Infrastructure
• In 2021, the Ministery of Agricul- The Ministry is organizing production
ture announced plans to expand Alge- Algeria has different public organiza- zones across the country, to map agri-
ria’s wheat-planted area to 3.5 million tions and non-public organization that cultural areas, by 2030. For instance, in
hectares whereas 1.8 million hectares carries out research in the field of agri- September 2020, the Algerian Minister
of agricultural land were under wheat culture that contributes to the growth of of Agriculture (MoA) presented the Al-
cultivation. Moreover, the areas used for the country. Algeria has different farmer gerian Agriculture Roadmap 2020-2024,
barley and olives were, respectively, 978 association that contributes a lot to ag- which offers opportunities for exporters
thousand and 439 thousand hectares in riculture in the country. The Algerian and investors despite its overall objec-
the same year. Smaller land areas were Minister of Agriculture (MoA) is relying tive to reduce imports. The opportunities
devoted to other main agricultural out- heavily on the development of the cereal are mainly focused on wheat, milk pow-
puts in the country, such as wheat, barley, sector. Modernizing the irrigation sys- der, soybean meal, corn, food and bev-
potatoes, oats, dates, and grapes. Palm tem will mitigate water stress. The goal erage ingredients, animal feed, pulses,
trees cover 72,000 hectares. is to increase yields between 50 and 60 tree nuts, almonds, and wood. The favor-
quintals/hectare. For the vegetable oil able legislative policies and increasing
• The country also produces olive oil
and tobacco.Women make up about sector, Algeria imports more than USD investments are driving the agriculture
1.3 billion oil/year. As such, rapeseed
24.5 percent of the farming population. market.
About 70 percent of the country’s farms Production (Tonnes) of some agricultural commodities in Algeria (2020- 2021)
are of small size ranging between 0.1
and nearly 10 hectares. The government Item 2020 Flag 2021 Flag
of Algeria is pursuing agriculture devel- Apples 566823.5 A 522317 A
opment and modernization as a means Apricots 187273.2 A 189724 A
of diversifying the economy and attract- Bananas 234.99 E 232.73 E
ing foreign and domestic investments. Barley 1213137 A 555364 A
Government policies and programs to Cabbages 124204.1 A 158045 A
414322
A
447595.3
A
Carrots and turnips
increase domestic production, privatiza- Cherries 11207 A 11178 A
tion of the seed sector, and investment in Chick peas, dry 39888.9 A 38818 A
agricultural infrastructure are the major Dates 1151909 A 1188803 A
drivers for the market. Eggplants (aubergines) 178416.8 A 192893 A
• The move towards large-scale farm- Grapes 554201.1 A 630022 A
ing and win-win partnership with well- Lemons and limes 85303 A 84018 A
3221
18491
seasoned foreign investors like The Maize (corn) 1079508 A 704619 A
A
A
Olives
Netherlands should also help achieve Onions and shallots, green 346.47 E 345.1 E
those targets, and potentially drive up Oranges 1174845 A 1137191 A
the exports quantity of locally produced Potatoes 4659482 A 4360880 A
goods at a large scale, especially as Al- Rice 314.75 E 314.29 E
geria is a prominent member of the Af- Tomatoes 1635616 A 1641636 A
rican Continental Free Trade Area (Af- Watermelons 2286809 A 2075874 A
CFTA) and can, therefore, be depicted Wheat 3106754 A 2168386 A
as an effective gateway to sell goods and A : Official figure | E : Estimated value | Source: FAO Statistical Division 2022
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