Positive Grounds for Agroforestry-Based Systems in Tunisia to Transform to more Equitability and Inclusiveness

cg.contactZied.aidoudi@yahoo.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerNational Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisia - INRATen_US
cg.contributor.centerNational Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forest - INRGREFen_US
cg.contributor.centerOffice of Livestock and Pasture Authority - OEPen_US
cg.contributor.centerOlive Institute - IOen_US
cg.contributor.centerThe Institution of Research and Higher Agricultural Education - IRESAen_US
cg.contributor.centerAssociation Tunisienne d’Agriculture Environnementale - ATAEen_US
cg.contributor.centerAssociation les Amis de Capte Tunisieen_US
cg.contributor.centerSociété Mutuelle de Services Agricoles "Chusira" - SMSA "Chusira"en_US
cg.contributor.crpSystems Transformation - STen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAgroecologyen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryTNen_US
cg.coverage.end-date2023-08-31en_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.start-date2022-01-01en_US
cg.creator.idIdoudi, Zied: 0000-0003-2717-7845en_US
cg.creator.idFrija, Aymen: 0000-0001-8379-9054en_US
cg.creator.idAlary, Veronique: 0000-0003-4844-5423en_US
cg.creator.idRekik, Mourad: 0000-0001-7455-2017en_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocagroforestryen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfood systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccollective actionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsocial inclusionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfigen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsheepen_US
cg.subject.agrovochedysarum coronariumen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growthen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 10 - Reduced inequalitiesen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the goalsen_US
dc.contributorFrija, Aymenen_US
dc.contributorAlary, Veroniqueen_US
dc.contributorRekik, Mouraden_US
dc.contributorM'hamed, Hatem Cheikhen_US
dc.creatorIdoudi, Zieden_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-10T17:44:42Z
dc.date.available2023-12-10T17:44:42Z
dc.description.abstractAgroforestry-based food systems play a critical role in many dryland regions of the word, including Tunisia. These farming systems offer a range of benefits such as diversification of food and income resources for local communities, biodiversity conservation, and environmental resilience. Fig trees, olives, carob, and honey are common features of these Mediterranean agroforestry landscapes, and their produce is a traditional staple in many cuisines. In Tunisia, fig trees are often grown alongside other crops, such as olives, and under agroforestry-based farming systems that integrate crops and trees. However, in the particular case of Kesra region, in central Tunisia, where agroforestry-based farming systems prevail, there are many signs of degradation and environment stress (resources scarcity, poor waste management, biodiversity loss of figs and olives, decreased food resources for bees, declining health of soil, decreased water availability and natural springs, etc.) including market competition. While this system provides a diversity of food products, the opportunity for valorization outside the usual markets also remains low. A multistakeholder platform (MSP) engaging the community members of Kesra region around the above problems was set in 2022/2023. The MSP was conceived on the co-building of a shared vision of the local systems over the next decade that fits to the agroecological principles of synergies, economic diversification, social value, and connectivity. Through the MSP, a context-specific sociotechnical innovation bundle was co-designed and being co-implemented as a mean to foster agroecology transformation around the agroforestry-based farming systems in Tunisia. The study shows that an inclusive participatory approach involving food system actors for the co-design of alternative agroforestry systems can lead to co-defining context specific innovations and technologies which offer immense potential for promoting food system transformation towards equity and inclusivity, and provide multiple benefits such as soil conservation, increased biodiversity, and improved food security. This oral communication took place at the international Conference TROPENTAG 2023, themed “Competing pathways for equitable food systems transformation: trade-offs and synergies” held in Berlin, Germany, from September 20 to 22, 2023, at Humboldt University of Berlin.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/9bba50694106b1a7b7f3fd23983da4caen_US
dc.identifier.citationZied Idoudi, Aymen Frija, Veronique Alary, Mourad Rekik, Hatem Cheikh M'hamed. (21/9/2023). Positive Grounds for Agroforestry-Based Systems in Tunisia to Transform to more Equitability and Inclusiveness. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/68888
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-SA-4.0en_US
dc.subjectinnovation bundlesen_US
dc.subjectmultistakeholder platformen_US
dc.titlePositive Grounds for Agroforestry-Based Systems in Tunisia to Transform to more Equitability and Inclusivenessen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
dcterms.available2023-09-21en_US
dcterms.issued2023-09-21en_US

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