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Tebboune bans leaving farmland fallow and growing silage maize in Algeria

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Tebboune bans leaving farmland fallow and growing silage maize in AlgeriaAbdelmadjid TebbouneGeossegawa · CC BY 4.0 · Abdelmadjid Tebboune: State Duma of the Russian Federation · CC BY 4.0

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune orders agricultural reform banning the leaving of farmland fallow and the cultivation of silage maize, while imposing measures against the withholding of agricultural products. These directives were announced at the 8 November cabinet meeting, TSA reports.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered agricultural reform at Sunday's cabinet meeting, including a ban on leaving farmland fallow, measures to combat farmers' withholding of agricultural products and a ban on growing silage maize, according to TSA.

The reform follows preparations for a cabinet meeting devoted to agriculture, announced on 5 October. Tebboune had also attributed the surge in agricultural prices to intermediaries on 5 October, according to information published by TSA.

The Algerian president announced these measures at the cabinet meeting on 8 November 2026, after preparing for this meeting on agriculture on 5 October. Preparations for the cabinet meeting on agriculture were announced on 5 October.

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