The development of the agricultural and public health sectors are at the top of the agenda for candidates in the forthcoming local elections, Slaheddine Jemiai and Makrem Mahfoudhi in the constituencies of Zitouna in the delegation of Nebeur and south-Oued Erramal (governorate of Kef). Candidate Salaheddine Jemiai, a farmer, said that the priority of his electoral programme is to develop the agricultural sector in the region, notably field crops, animal husbandry and fruit trees, and to upgrade agricultural infrastructure and review the farmers' debts. Mohamed Ali Hamouda also considered the development of the agricultural sector, the driving force behind economic activities in the region, as a priority, underlining the need to set up mechanisms to encourage investment in the Nebeur constituency. He also pointed to the need to improve the public health sector, "which no longer meets the aspirations of the local population," to provide a better quality of services. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse