SIAT 2026

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Drip irrigation

Delivering water and nutrients directly to the root zone through drippers and micro-tubes. It is the dominant water-saving method for Tunisian orchards, greenhouses and vegetable crops, and a core exhibit category across the SIAT halls.

2

Fertigation

Injecting soluble fertiliser into the irrigation stream so every watering event also feeds the crop. It needs a dosing pump, adequate filtration and a nutrient recipe matched to a soil and water analysis, which is why irrigation and fertiliser suppliers often exhibit next to each other.

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Solar pumping

Photovoltaic arrays driving borehole or surface pumps, used where grid connections are distant or unreliable. Systems are sized on daily water volume, total head and peak-sun hours, and are usually configured to run without batteries by pumping into a storage tank.

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Hydroponics

Growing in inert substrate or nutrient solution rather than field soil, usually with recirculated water. It appeals to greenhouse growers working with saline soils or tight water quotas, and the kit on show ranges from Dutch buckets to full nutrient-film benches.

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Greenhouse (tunnel and multi-span)

Plastic-covered structures that extend the season and protect against wind, hail and insects. Buyers compare span width, film life and UV treatment, ridge ventilation, insect-net mesh size and wind-load design for coastal Tunisian sites.

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Cold chain

The uninterrupted refrigerated path from harvest to market, covering precooling, cold rooms, refrigerated trucks and cold display. Losses in fruit, vegetables, dairy and dates are largely a cold-chain and handling problem rather than a production problem.

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Post-harvest handling

Sorting, grading, washing, waxing, drying and packing operations after harvest. This equipment family determines export grade, shelf life and rejection rates for dates, citrus, tomatoes and olive oil.

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Packhouse

A facility where produce is received, cleaned, graded, weighed, packed and palletised. SIAT exhibitors supply the grading lines, weighing and labelling stations and palletising equipment installed in these buildings.

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Integrated pest management (IPM)

Combining monitoring, biological control, resistant varieties and targeted chemistry to hold pest populations below economic damage thresholds. Most modern crop-protection programmes presented at the show are framed around IPM, including pheromone trapping and beneficial insects.

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Soil salinity

Accumulated salts in the root zone that reduce germination, growth and yield. It is a common constraint in irrigated oases and coastal plots, managed through leaching fractions, drainage, gypsum and salt-tolerant varieties.

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Treated wastewater reuse

Using secondary-treated municipal water for irrigation under Tunisian reuse norms, typically for fodder, orchards, green spaces and industrial crops. It is one of the alternative water sources discussed alongside desalination and reservoir management.

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Aquifer and water table

Underground water-bearing layers tapped by wells and boreholes. Over-abstraction in parts of Tunisia makes metering, high-efficiency irrigation and alternative sources commercially relevant for equipment buyers at the fair.

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Precision agriculture

Variable-rate application, soil and weather sensing, yield mapping and farm-management software used to target seed, fertiliser and water. Adoption in Tunisia is led by large estates, service providers and export-oriented farms.

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Olive-oil extraction line

Milling, malaxing, decanting, filtration and storage equipment that turns olives into oil. Tunisia is one of the world's leading olive-oil exporters, and mills regularly upgrade for higher yield, lower paste temperature and better polyphenol retention.

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Deglet Nour

The premium Tunisian date variety from the south, sold on the branch, pitted, packed or as paste. It drives demand for sorting and calibration equipment, fumigation, cold storage and export packaging shown at the fair.

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GlobalG.A.P.

A farm-certification scheme covering food safety, traceability, worker welfare and environmental practice, commonly requested by European retail buyers of Tunisian produce. Certification often triggers investment in record-keeping software, spray equipment and packhouse hygiene.

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GDA (Groupement de Developpement Agricole)

A Tunisian agricultural development group with a cooperative-style role in pooling equipment purchases, irrigation investment and marketing. GDAs are a common buying channel for machinery, water equipment and inputs.

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APIA

Agence de Promotion des Investissements Agricoles, the Tunisian agency that administers investment incentives and support schemes for agricultural projects. Its rules shape how farmers finance irrigation, greenhouses and processing equipment.