English transcription: Arid zones - an experiment in solving the problem of salinity of soil in the Medjerda valley is being carried out under the supervision of a United Nations expert on irrigation. Shown here are workmen building irrigation canals at the experimental rice growing plots in the Habibia area. (24.413, in the foreground, the United Nations expert, Dr. Pan of China).
French transcription: Aménagement des zones arides, expérience de la Vallée de la Medjerda où le problème de la salinité du sol a été résolu. Des ouvriers construisent des canaux d'irrigation sur le terrain expérimental pour la culture du riz. (Photo 24.413, au premier plan, un expert des Nations Unies en irrigation).
Description: There are a few persons working. They are digging in the muddy grounds canals for irrigation of the soil.
Location: Habibia district.