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Algeria opens fourth international date fair as it seeks a larger share of world markets

12 November 2026 · Algeria Now

Algeria opens fourth international date fair as it seeks a larger share of world markets — Photo : Mouh2jijel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Algeria opened the fourth edition of its International Date Fair on Wednesday, bringing 234 national and foreign exhibitors to the Palais des Expositions at the Pins Maritimes in Algiers until 14 November, as the government pushes to expand farm exports beyond oil and gas.

The fair is organized by the National Chamber of Agriculture under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, under the theme of authentic dates and a sustainable economy. Exhibitors come from Algeria and from Iraq, Oman, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Turkey and China.

Agriculture Minister Sid Ali Khaldi chaired the opening. He said the quality and variety of Algerian dates are assets for winning a stronger place on international markets, and stressed that the sector needs better control of the whole value chain, including packaging, processing and marketing, not only production. He pointed to remote sensing, in vitro culture and modern pollination as ways to raise yields and control pests.

Scientific sessions during the fair will cover drone-based pollination, which has been tested in Oman, early disease detection, the production of liquid sugar from dates, and the role of rural women and agricultural chambers in oasis economies.

Algeria has around 20 million date palms and more than 1,200 varieties, concentrated in the Saharan provinces, with national production estimated at 12.38 million quintals. The Deglet Nour variety is the best known abroad.

Dates are a leading agricultural export and matter to the diversification effort. Hydrocarbons still dominate exports, which reached 37.5 billion dollars between January and September, according to the hydrocarbons minister. The trade minister told the Council of the Nation, the upper house of parliament, on 5 November that non-oil exports reached 5.16 billion dollars in 2025.

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