KEF: The rise in temperatures over the past two weeks has had a negative impact on crops in the Kef governorate, especially in the south of the region, Mounir Laabdi, president of the regional agricultural union (URAP), told TAP. He said nearly 100,000 hectares of cereal farms were damaged in the region, where the area sown this season is 174,000 hectares. "However, the harvest is expected to be better in the north of the governorate, where crops are likely to be able to withstand the climate change, especially as weather forecasts predict rain in April, a crucial period for the agricultural season," the same source said. The governorate of Kef is experiencing its fourth consecutive year of drought and several farmers in the region have been forced to abandon cereal cultivation, which has fallen from 204,000 hectares to 174,000 hectares. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse