Agricultural sector (ÇáÞØÇÚ ÇáÒÑÇÚí)
After the French colonization, wheat and barley were exported to Europe. After Algeria's independence, with the departure of the French farmers, the agricultural level, which was one of the pillars of the economy, collapsed. Self-sufficiency and also export, competitively priced European market. When Algeria produced 90% of the wheat needed in 1962, it was only 25% of the required production. Agriculture accounted for 65% of Algeria's income before entering the oil and gas export terminal. As a country's policy towards industrialization, the labor force in the sector has shrunk from 40% to 60% to 20% in the 1990s. Agriculture did not contribute 7% of annual income
Despite this, and as a result of the oil shocks, the state returned to agriculture, as well as a contribution to the stability of the farmers' parents in their areas, which constitute agriculture (and land) their own livelihood. The agricultural area in Algeria is very small, 3% of the country, 5.7 million hectares. Another 12% is suitable only for forest and steppe agriculture. The already exploited area accounts for 1.7% of the country, cereals, as a primary product. This agricultural area exposed to rain rates are appropriate. After 1989, the government moved more strongly to agriculture, irrigation and irrigation. The program was targeted to increase productivity by distributing 1.8 billion cubic meters of water.