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Baseline survey presentation Mind the Gap project
Baseline survey analysis and preliminary findings on livestock farms situation.
A Comparative Study for Competitiveness of Dates from the GCC countries in the World Market
In the GCC countries, date-palm sector is strategically important for the economic, social and environmental development. Therefore, markets globalization has had a huge impact on the comparative advantages of date exports ...
Developing a policy framework for agricultural extension systems in Tunisia
In the face of declining natural resources linked to overutilization, population growth, and climate change,
Tunisian national extension services need to review their priorities and reform their modes of service delivery.
New ...
Farmers' willingness to adapt to climate change for sustainable water resources management: a case study of Tunisia
Shrinking water resources as a potential result of climate change (CC) creates a challenging tradeoff situation in the north of Tunisia. This study provides valuable insights into the conditions that can promote farmers' ...
Designing and Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) for Impact Evaluations of Agricultural Development Research: A Case Study from ICARDA’s ‘Mind the Gap’ Project in Tunisia
This document is designed to help researchers apply RCTs so they can gain a more accurate insight into the impacts of different extension strategies in different locations. It provides information on the benefits of an RCT ...
Biophysical and econometric analysis of adoption of soil and water conservation techniques in the semiarid region of Sidi Bouzid (Central Tunisia)
Soil and water conservation technologies (SWCT) are important to farmers, to the research community, as well as to the policy makers, given that declining soil health, and increasing erosion and moisture stress have ...
Factors Affecting the Adoption of Innovative Technologies by Livestock Farmers in Arid Area of Tunisia
Despite the efforts to promote adoption of innovative technologies (IT) by the Government and international development projects, the adoption rate among farmers has always been low in Tunisia. This paper aims to investigate ...
Efficiency Change, Technological Progress and Sources of Long Term Agricultural Productivity Growth in Selected MENA Countries
We investigate the factors that affect total factor productivity growth in MENA countries. To this end, we start first by examining levels and trends in agricultural outputs and productivity growth using Torqnovist Indexes ...
Developing a Policy Framework for Agricultural Extension Systems in Tunisia
The Tunisian government is facing many challenges in delivering effective extension services to communities across the different regions within the country. Therefore, in the face of declining natural resources linked to ...