Tunisia signs agreement for first cane-based ethanol project

March 2, 2016 |

In Tunisia, an agreement to develop the country’s first cane-based ethanol production program has been signed between the Ministry of Development and International Co-operation and the Tunisian-Italian joint company (ICL-TUNISIA) where 12,500ha of cane will be grown on saline land that is not currently suitable for agriculture. Wastewater from sewage plants as well as oasis drainage water will be used to irrigate the cane.

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