Beja Selmana

Building a Climate-Smart Dairy Future for Tunisia

Beja Selmana is a modern, sustainable and fully integrated dairy ecosystem being built in Tunisia's fertile Beja region to address a critical structural challenge: Tunisia faces a dairy deficit of over 1.4 billion litres annually. By combining modern farming technologies, climate-smart practices, a full value chain from farm to distribution, and world-class operational expertise, the project will close this gap while creating lasting economic and social value for Tunisia and its people. The project is financed 100% by the private sector with no burden on the Tunisian state budget.

• EUR 100M+ total private sector investment — no burden on the state budget
• 500+ direct skilled jobs and 1,000+ rural families supported with stable income
• 200 million litres of milk production annually targeting regional and export markets
• Integrated value chain: farm — feed — milk processing — cold chain — distribution
• Climate-smart and eco-friendly practices aligned with Tunisia's Vision 2035 and SDGs
• Environmental sustainability: biogas generation, water management and waste recycling
• Technology transfer and local capacity building programs embedded throughout
• Women and youth inclusion programs as core project commitments

• Strengthening Tunisia's food security by reducing the structural 1.4B litre dairy deficit
• Import substitution — significantly reducing Tunisia's dairy import costs
• Supporting rural development and economic activity across the Beja region
• Export potential for quality dairy products to regional and international markets
• Contribution to sustainable agricultural modernisation and Tunisia's Vision 2035