Algeria prepares for 4th International Date Festival amid rising exports

Algeria is set to host the 4th edition of the International Date Festival from November 11 to 14 at the Algiers Exhibition Palace. The event is expected to feature nearly 170 national and foreign exhibitors from at least seven countries.

Mohamed Yazid Hambli, president of the National Chamber of Agriculture, described the date sector as strategic for the national economy, particularly for the development of Saharan regions. He noted that Algeria possesses over one thousand varieties of dates and aims to use the festival to promote exports and encourage research into underutilized varieties.

Recent data presented by Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion Kamel Rezig shows a significant increase in export value, rising from 78.66 million dollars in 2024 to 98.32 million dollars in 2025. For the first half of 2026, exports reached approximately 75.04 million dollars. To support this growth, the government provides financial measures, including the reimbursement of up to 50 percent of transport and freight costs through a special export promotion fund.