3.5 Algeria Food and Additional Suppliers

Agro-industry is a technically based concept that encompasses the processing sectors of agricultural raw materials, in the broad sense. In this acceptance, it includes several highly heterogeneous manufacturing sectors, some of which, by far the most important, concern food products. Agri-food is the concept that applies to the sectors relating to food products, the most important of which in Algeria remain the cereals, milk and dairy products, beverages, meats, preserves, oils and oilseeds, sugar. The Agro Food Industries (AFI) in Algeria experienced their great boom in the 1970s with development programs notably by the creation of a fleet of national companies for the main sectors.

The agri-food sector has a total of 1.6 million people, or 23% of the working population, in 23,000 companies, including 300 public companies.

Generic country information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For a general overview of country data related to the service and supply sectors, please consult the following sources:

The Observatory of Economic Complexity – MIT (OEC): https://oec.world/en/profile/country/dza/#Product_Space

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3.5.1 Algeria Food Suppliers

Overview

In terms of total daily food availability, the food and nutritional situation has improved markedly over the past half-century, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively, the average food ration per capita has been multiplied by 2 and reached the level of that of Spain.

Additional information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For more specific and detailed overviews of food availability and market conditions, please consult the following sources:

WFP Vulnerability and Analysis Mapping (VAM): http://vam.wfp.org/

USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET): http://www.fews.net/

For more information on food supplier contact details, please see the following link: 4.10 Supplier Contact List.

Wholesale – UNO

UNO belongs to CEVITAL, the most important private operator in the country.

Supplier Overview
Company Name	UNO
Address	Dar El Beida
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	N/A
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	Yes
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	N/A
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	N/A
Approximate Turnover in MT	N/A
Payment Methods Accepted	N/A
Other Comments or Key Information	N/A