After graduating from university four years ago, they left the capital and started working on the small patch of land in Douaouda, some 30 kilometres (18 miles) to the west.
"As soon as I'm in the field I'm happy," said Messous, 28, holding a bundle of fresh beetroot.
"From morning to night, we're here. To me, it's the most beautiful job in the world."
The plant ecology and biodiversity graduates now run one of the country's rare ecological plots of land, where the produce is grown in harmony... Читать дальше...