Potentiality of  the wilaya

Agricultural sector

Agriculture constitutes the principal branch of industry with surfaces agricultural of 180,184 ha covering more than 76% of the total surface area.
The surface occupied by the forests rises to 29,556 ha is 12% of the surface Total of the wilaya.
The most wooded communes are: Tamazoura, Oualed Boudjamaa, Me said, Bouzedjar and Beni Saf.
The sector of agriculture employs approximately 20.21% of labour.