Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of the Red Palm Weevil in NENA Countries (The Case of Egypt and Saudi Arabia) Ex-post impact assessment (impact evaluation of the proposed interventions)

Boubaker Dhehibi, Aymen Frija. (21/12/2022). Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of the Red Palm Weevil in NENA Countries (The Case of Egypt and Saudi Arabia) Ex-post impact assessment (impact evaluation of the proposed interventions)[tools]. Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

Date palms are trees of high importance across the NENA region due to their economic and cultural importance, and also for their importance as a renewable natural resource and as a provider of other ecosystem services. Since its arrival in the NENA region, a main date palm production region, RPW is causing widespread damage to date palm and affecting date palm production, which is having a significant impact on the livelihoods of farmers as well as the environment.