Mapping of typical products

Even though Tunisia has a very rich agricultural and agrifood heritage, a consolidated list of this wealth did not exist until recently. Thus, in 2016 the Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (APIA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry Industry and with the support of PAMPAT 1, launched a process to identify Tunisia’s most representative and unique food products. Participatory workshops in the South, the Center and the North of the country were organized to compile and validate a list of Tunisian local food products.

Over 200 representatives from the public and private sectors as well as independent researchers and experts contributed to the preparation of the first mapping of typical food products that covered the country’s 24 governorates.

Following initial field research, 415 potential products were identified, but only half of them were included in the final list after passing a meticulous screening process based on four criteria:

Ainsi, en 2016 un processus d’identification des produits les plus représentatifs et uniques de la Tunisie a été mis en place par l’Agence de Promotion des Investissements Agricoles (APIA) en collaboration avec le Ministère de l’Agriculture et le Ministère de l’Industrie et avec l’appui du PAMPAT 1.

Des ateliers participatifs dans le Sud, le Centre et le Nord de la Tunisie ont été organisés pour compiler et valider une liste du potentiel tunisien en matière du terroir.

Plus de 200 représentants du secteur public et privé ainsi que des chercheurs et experts indépendants ont contribué à la préparation de l’inventaire des produits typiques de tous les 24 gouvernorats du pays. Suite aux recherches initiales sur terrain, 415 produits potentiels ont été identifiés, dont la moitié a été retenue dans la liste finale après un tri rigoureux basé sur quatre critères :

  • Typicity
  • Territorial embedding
  • Historical embedding
  • Link to local know-how and local culture


220 typical local food products were included in the final mapping document. The list has now become a reference document for the Ministry of Agriculture.

Project for Market Access of Typical Agrofood Products (PAMPAT Tunisia) funded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of the Swiss Confederation (SECO) and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in close cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, Finances and Investment Support, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining and the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Ressources and Fisheries.

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