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Tunisia ‘trailblazer’ in Mediterranean seaweed farming

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Tunisia 'trailblazer' in Mediterranean seaweed farming

Photo caption: A worker harvests red seaweed (algae) in the Menzel Jemil lagoon in Tunisia’s northern Bizerte region. Article by Kaouther Larbi. Phys.org – June 23, 2021.

Wading knee-deep in the calm waters of a lagoon, workers in northern Tunisia harvest red seaweed, in a nation dubbed a Mediterranean “trailblazer” in cultivating the in-demand plant.

Red seaweed or algae is used for gelling, thickening and texturing agents that are increasingly a substitute for animal-based products in processed foods, and it is also being used increasingly in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. […]

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