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Adoption and Economic Assessment of Improved Technologies
This chapter attempts to provide a more or less clear picture of the economic valuation
(examination of the costs and benefits on using these technologies- trade-offs with
respect to the conventional ones), and their level ...
Assessing Institutional Barriers to Effective Dissemination Strategies of Proven Water Management Practices to Face Climate Change Threats in the Citrus Growing Area in Tunisia
Social and economic development depends on the sustainable management of natural resources to withstand shocks of climate change and reliably support livelihoods. In this context, extension and advisory services are critical ...
Better Crop-Livestock Integration for Enhanced Agricultural System Resilience and Food Security in the Changing Climate: Case Study from Low-Rainfall Areas of North Africa
Increasingly frequent droughts, declining soil fertility, and poor plantanimal-
atmosphere interactions are threatening the sustainability of integrated croplivestock
systems in the rainfed drylands of North Africa. Previous ...
Digital Diffusion for Inclusive Agroecosystems
The technological advancements in agriculture have resulted in higher yields but lower ecological efficiency and nutritional value. Little innovations in later sectors such as integrating ecological functions in the ...
How Investment in RD&E Offset the Negative Impact of Climate Change on the Tunisian Agricultural Productivity Sector
The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of research, development extension (RD&E) and climate change (measured in terms of change in rainfall) on the productivity growth of agriculture in Tunisia during the period ...
Climate-induced migration, Women and Decision-making Power in the Agricultural Wage Sector in Saiss Morocco
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is highly vulnerable to climate change and is undergoing rapid social and political transformation (Sowers et al., 2011; Waterbury, 2013; Haddad and Shideed, 2013;). This ...
The Effect of Trade Liberalization on the Sustainability of Agricultural Sectors in Egypt and Tunisia: A New Framework Based on TFP Growth Structure
The Growth of agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is considered fundamental to ensure food security and to enhance farmers’ livelihoods in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The role of TFP growth ...