The Strategic Planning Workshop for Dates and derivatives & Palm derivatives value chains was organized at the initiative of the IDEE project in partnership with the Pole Djerid from 9 to 11 December, 2015 whose primary motive is to achieve a common vision and strategies shared by the sector stakeholders.

The workshop forms part of the Innovation Project, Economic Development and Employment (IDEE), implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines (MIEM) and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) aims, among others, the promotion of value chains in disadvantaged regions of Tunisia in order to generate economic dynamic enable to create employment in chosen value chains.

The value chain for Dates and Derivatives & Palm derivatives will be supported by the project over the end of 2017 by supporting the implementing of a clear action plan within a participatory approach that involves stakeholders.

Workshop participants were mainly enterprises and farmer groups of dates and derivatives & palm derivatives sector’ and various involved support structures at both local and national level.