Tunisian farmers rally against soaring production costs
Hundreds of angry Tunisian farmers have staged a demonstration against the increasing costs of production in the North African country’s agriculture sector, Press TV reports.
On Wednesday, the demonstrators marched through the streets of the capital, Tunis, in a protest dubbed “Farmers’ First Day of Anger” and voiced their frustration over the government’s policies vis-à-vis the farming sector.
They shouted “No Future, No Tourism, unless Agriculture is Prosperous.”
The protesting farmers also called on the government to support Tunisia’s agriculture sector, which reportedly employs hundreds of thousands of people.
Tunisia, the birthplace of pro-democracy protests across North Africa and the Middle East, revolted against the Western-backed dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, back in 2011.
Protests broke out in the Arab state following the self-immolation of a 26-year-old fruit vendor, identified as Muhammad Bouazizi, who set himself on fire after police confiscated his merchandise.
According to United Nations figures, more than 300 people were killed and hundreds injured in the security forces' crackdown on popular protests that led to Ben Ali's ouster.
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