Abstract
Tunisian economy has been strongly affected by the Covid-19 health crisis and by the government's response, closing borders and confining population. The agricultural sector in its turn has faced the same difficulties; however, the short-lived lockdown and the authorities' decision to exempt agricultural activities from some restrictions reduced the effects on products availability. However, drop in the purchasing power of the population's most vulnerable groups reduced their access to some basic products. In the end, it was the decrease of international demand that affected most Tunisia's main agricultural sectors. While the response of farmers and various actors supervising the agricultural activities resulted in a certain resilience of the sector, the fact nevertheless remains that this situation revealed a deeper crisis in agriculture which is facing major challenges; overcoming them requires an overhaul of both the technical model and the social pact between farmers and consumers.