Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia
Manure valorization through on-farm use or market transactions is an ancient and widespread practice in the mixed crop-livestock systems of the semi-arid areas of North Africa. While research has long focused on the manure contribution to soil fertility at the plot level, little has been done concer...
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| author | Alary, Veronique Frija, Aymen Abdeladhim, Mohamed Arbi Sghaier, Mariem Leauthaud, Crystele Farhat, Manel Sghaier, Mongi |
| author_browse | Abdeladhim, Mohamed Arbi Alary, Veronique Farhat, Manel Frija, Aymen Leauthaud, Crystele Sghaier, Mariem Sghaier, Mongi |
| author_facet | Alary, Veronique Frija, Aymen Abdeladhim, Mohamed Arbi Sghaier, Mariem Leauthaud, Crystele Farhat, Manel Sghaier, Mongi |
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| description | Manure valorization through on-farm use or market transactions is an ancient and widespread practice in the mixed crop-livestock systems of the semi-arid areas of North Africa. While research has long focused on the manure contribution to soil fertility at the plot level, little has been done concerning livelihood conditions. The present paper aims to assess the contribution of manure use and exchange on the livelihoods of rural communities using an original dataset collected in 2021 among 150 farmers in Central Tunisia. This analysis is carried out within the analytical agroecology framework combined with factor analysis methods. Results showed that manure use and valorization differ along the watershed, from a socioeconomic perspective in small farms operating under rainfed tree-pastoral systems, to an environmental and agronomic perspective in the mixed rainfed-irrigated systems downstream. Manure flow analysis confirmed that on-farm manure balance is positively correlated to economic wealth. However, the manure fluxes questioned the environmental sustainability of the vulnerable zones. Its use and management could significantly impact livelihood discrepancies in the future, with the increasing of demand and use of manure in more favorable zones such as irrigated lands at the detriment of the rainfed zones. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1596342026-01-15T02:19:15Z Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia Alary, Veronique Frija, Aymen Abdeladhim, Mohamed Arbi Sghaier, Mariem Leauthaud, Crystele Farhat, Manel Sghaier, Mongi agroecology manure management sheep farming system livelihood landscape live on land Manure valorization through on-farm use or market transactions is an ancient and widespread practice in the mixed crop-livestock systems of the semi-arid areas of North Africa. While research has long focused on the manure contribution to soil fertility at the plot level, little has been done concerning livelihood conditions. The present paper aims to assess the contribution of manure use and exchange on the livelihoods of rural communities using an original dataset collected in 2021 among 150 farmers in Central Tunisia. This analysis is carried out within the analytical agroecology framework combined with factor analysis methods. Results showed that manure use and valorization differ along the watershed, from a socioeconomic perspective in small farms operating under rainfed tree-pastoral systems, to an environmental and agronomic perspective in the mixed rainfed-irrigated systems downstream. Manure flow analysis confirmed that on-farm manure balance is positively correlated to economic wealth. However, the manure fluxes questioned the environmental sustainability of the vulnerable zones. Its use and management could significantly impact livelihood discrepancies in the future, with the increasing of demand and use of manure in more favorable zones such as irrigated lands at the detriment of the rainfed zones. 2024-10-27 2024-11-12T21:23:19Z 2024-11-12T21:23:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159634 en Open Access application/pdf Taylor & Francis Veronique Alary, Aymen Frija, Mohamed Arbi Abdeladhim, Mariem Sghaier, Crystele Leauthaud, Manel Farhat, Mongi Sghaier. (27/10/2024). Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 48 (10). |
| spellingShingle | agroecology manure management sheep farming system livelihood landscape live on land Alary, Veronique Frija, Aymen Abdeladhim, Mohamed Arbi Sghaier, Mariem Leauthaud, Crystele Farhat, Manel Sghaier, Mongi Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia |
| title | Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia |
| title_full | Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia |
| title_fullStr | Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia |
| title_short | Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia |
| title_sort | manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels a systemic approach in semi arid central tunisia |
| topic | agroecology manure management sheep farming system livelihood landscape live on land |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159634 |
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