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Christine Carey (2008) Tunisia’s Organic Standard

Report,
ISEAL Alliance

Document:
ISEAL_Tunisia.pdf

Abstract
In 1999, the Government set up a Commission to exploreorganic agriculture. This resulted in the adoption of the Loi 99–30 du 5 Avril 1999, relative à l’agriculture biologique, the establishment of the National Commission on Organic Agriculture, of the Technical Centre of Organic Agriculture in Sousse, of a package of tax breaks and financial incentives,and an annual Presidential prize for the best organic farm.Tunisian legislation on organic agriculture draws from the IFOAM Basic Standards, as well as organic legislation from France and the European Union, though on some aspectsdiffers from these to better respond to national priorities and,according to the government, to protect the rights of Tunisianorganic producers and operators.The Tunisian Government supports organic agriculture througha package of tax breaks and financial incentives14, whichcombined can cover up to 70% of the costs of certification.The paper is focused on the analysis of government’s motivation and the positive impacts of organic agriculture for Tunisian small producers, in terms of products quality improvement and market access

Keywords: ICS IFOAM basic standard organic olive oil

Relevance to our study:
Tunisia’s national organic legislation Is presented as a successful cases study of governmental use of voluntary standards in organic agriculture: fiscal incentive associated with technical support to farmers in a coherent and comprehensive policy framework

Relevancy on a scale from 1 to 5 = 4

Review status:
Review started on 2009–05–21
Reviewed by Lorenzo Paluan - ICEA?

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