No dates means Tunisian farmers go hungry as heat rises
Tunisia is projected to see its average annual temperature rise by 1.6°C by 2050 — and the famed deglet nour is not coping well
23 December 2019 - 13:51
Kebili — One way to wish someone a pleasant start to the day in Tunisia is: “May your morning [start] with milk and deglet dates”.
The most coveted and cultivated of those dates is the nour — “light” in Arabic — a variety some call the “queen of all dates”...
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