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As drought withers Tunisian fields, state feels financial pinch

Tunisian farmer Hasan Chetoui, 64, cuts wheat spikes at his farm in Manouba, Tunisia, on 18th May, 2023.

Tunis, TunisiaReuters As rains failed, Tunisian farmers watched their crops wither this spring, harvesting early to salvage some as animal feed and piling costs on a state struggling to afford wheat imports with bakeries running out of bread.  At his farm just outside Tunis, Hasan Chetoui stood clutching dry sheaves of wheat, the ears empty […]