Tunisia state reclaims 47 hectares of olive grove in Bizerte

The Tunisian government reclaimed control of the Oum Hani 2 agricultural estate in Kabtana, located in the Menzel Bourguiba district of Bizerte.

A technical commission acted on Thursday, 29 October, to seize the 47-hectare property after the previous operator lost their right to use the land. The state took this action because the operator violated management rules. The operator performed severe pruning on the trees without permission from the regional agricultural development commission and sold the resulting wood without authorization.

Despite receiving several formal warnings, the operator failed to correct these actions. The estate contains 37 hectares of land with more than 4800 olive trees, while the remaining 10 hectares sit unused with only a straw shed and some equipment. The Office des terres domaniales now manages the property while authorities begin the legal process to reassign the land for new use.