Contemporary accounts show that the land surrounding Carthage was declared ager publicus and that it was shared between local farmers, and Roman and Italian ones. North Africa soon became a vital source of grain for the Romans. read more
Interesting question as they were a seafaring people. The answer would tend to be affirmative a they would be looking for food sources from the interior in the event of a siege. If so, would that region between Lake Chad and today's Tunis would most likely have some date production. read more