After 1959, when the oil pipeline from Hassi Messaoud reached it, Béjaïa became a leading port for shipping crude oil from the Sahara. Olive oil has long been among its exports, with wine, cork, iron ore and phosphates. In July 2023 the port was named after Cheikh Aheddad.
The port
After 1959, when the oil pipeline from Hassi Messaoud reached it, Béjaïa became a leading port for shipping crude oil from the Sahara. Olive oil has long been among its exports, with wine, cork, iron ore and phosphates. In July 2023 the port was named after Cheikh Aheddad.
Figs
The dried fig of Beni Maouche received a geographical indication label, a mark of local origin, in 2016. Its production area covers 11 communes of the wilaya and 10 of the wilaya of Sétif. In 2026 Beni Maouche held a fig fair, the Salon de la figue et des produits du terroir, from 24 to 26 September.
Food and drinks
At Taharacht, Akbou has an activity zone that is home to food and packaging firms. In 2018 these included the dairies Soummam, Danone Djurdjura and Ramdy and the cardboard maker General Emballage.
Ifri, a drinks company, began in 1986 as a small lemonade works at Ighzer Amokrane, in Ouzellaguen. Its Ifri mineral water is sold across Algeria.
Farming
Most villages of Aït R'zine live from farming and herding. Toudja has long been known for its fruit trees, above all its orange trees.
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