Within the framework of the 2026 harvesting and threshing campaign, which the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Fisheries characterizes as outstanding regarding both the cultivated acreage and expected output volume, numerous regulations have been activated to optimize grain gathering operations and ensure top-tier management of crop storage.
Among the core actions is the rollout of the digital portal “hassad.dz,” which empowers growers to request combine harvesters adapted to their explicit demands. Along these lines, upward of 1,300 harvesters have been deployed by the Algerian Interprofessional Grain Office (OAIC) and the Agrodrive company to offset the shortages noted across several provinces and protect the continuity of the season.
The ministry has additionally relaxed crop delivery guidelines by permitting growers who do not possess an official farming license to hand over their yield to the Grain and Pulse Cooperatives (CCLS), according to an official press release published on Monday. This modification is, however, dependent upon an advance yield declaration, which can be processed through the previously mentioned online system or at the nearest regional agricultural departments.
To further bolster operational capabilities on the ground, extra combine harvesters will be brought into service via an agreement finalized between Agrodrive and the Public Economic Enterprise for Agricultural Equipment Production and Trading (PMAT). The ministry has likewise resolved to operate crop storage and collection facilities seven days a week, stretching across weekends as well as national and religious holidays, with extended operating windows to accelerate intake and trim down waiting delays.
Furthermore, the ministerial branch underscored in its announcement that this year’s operations are unfolding under uniquely positive conditions for grain collection. The leadership credited this progress to a program initiated by the President of the Republic to construct regional holding points and strategic industrial silos nationwide. These fresh infrastructure developments have brought storage capacity closer to agricultural zones, cutting down transit distances for producers and mitigating the logistical bottlenecks seen during past seasons, thereby securing a significantly smoother intake process.
Unprecedented assets have consequently been positioned across the country to secure the fruitfulness of the 2026 harvesting campaign, initiating first within the southern provinces. This strategic push, as detailed by the minister, mirrors the evolutionary transformation happening across the agrarian segment, aligning directly with presidential guidelines.
A broad array of interventions has been executed simultaneously, specifically the establishment of the Agrodrive enterprise, geared toward expanding specialized machinery access.
Additionally, this operational framework includes the deployment of over 1,200 transport trucks for wheat logistical routing, the instruction of more than 900 harvester operators in alliance with the vocational training sector, alongside the availability of 307 localized collection facilities set up to house incoming grain yields.
During the initial launch of the campaign, the minister emphasized the adoption of electronic monitoring covering all transport and supply chain steps, a tactic engineered to improve management synchronization across the distinct operational phases.
In his view, the totality of these actions aims to boost efficiency, lower post-harvest waste, and refine the orchestration of gathering and stocking initiatives. They represent a fundamental milestone toward hitting food self-sufficiency targets and firmly establishing long-term national food security.