Development projects
The program of integrated rural development (PDRI)
Primarily intended for the revalorization of the rural zones in particular those for agricultural use, this program is subdivided in two generations. The first generation was implemented between 1984 and 1994, and it focused on the zones: Dhahar and Fjij. The number of beneficiaries was 277. The second generation of PDRI started in 1994 and was extended to cover also small businesses.
The regional program of development
This program is annual, is conceived to improve the living conditions of the regional communities. Its budget is managed directly and completely by the regional council.
The national solidarity program (FNS 26-26)
The achievements of this program contribute to the reintegration of the remote zones in the economic sphere. It concerned between 1993 and 2001, 2438 families in19 localities.
The Ababsa II project
It was conducted mainly in the piedmont areas where it contributed to the improvement of the infrastructures (roads, water, electrification, etc) but also the agriculture sector (soil and water conservation works).
The natural resources management Project "PGRN"
The objectives of the project consist of the improvement of the natural stock management and the improvement of the standard of living of the rural populations through the implementation of participative plans of development (PDP). The intervention zone of the project concerned 18 socio-territorial units (about 3300 families) in the province of Médenine.
Agricultural development fund (FOSDA)
This fund is designed to assist the farmers in the rural areas by subsidizing small scale agricultural activities (soil and water conservation works, fruit tress plantations, etc.). It is operated by the representatives of the ministry of agriculture (CTV).
