WOCAT SLM Technology: “Small-Scale Seed Cleaning Unit [Tunisia]”

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationOffice of Livestock and Pasture Authorityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Directorate General of Planning and Conservation of Agricultural Landen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationDeutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeiten_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut Technique des Grandes Culturesen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationThe Institution of Research and Higher Agricultural Educationen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologiesen_US
cg.contributor.donorDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeiten_US
cg.contributor.donorInternational Fund for Agricultural Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.donorGerman Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAgroecologyen_US
cg.coverage.countryAlgeriaen_US
cg.coverage.countryTunisiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2DZen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TNen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierUdo Rudiger: 0000-0003-0202-7461en_US
cg.creator.identifierAymen Frija: 0000-0001-8379-9054en_US
cg.creator.identifierZied Idoudi: 0000-0003-2717-7845en_US
cg.creator.identifierBoubaker Dhehibi: 0000-0003-3854-6669en_US
cg.creator.identifierMourad Rekik: 0000-0001-7455-2017en_US
cg.creator.identifierLouahdi Nasreddine: 0009-0004-3937-076Xen_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_6669/en_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_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 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growthen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 10 - Reduced inequalitiesen_US
dc.contributor.authorRudiger, Udoen_US
dc.contributor.authorFrija, Aymenen_US
dc.contributor.authorIdoudi, Zieden_US
dc.contributor.authorZaiem, Anisen_US
dc.contributor.authorDhehibi, Boubakeren_US
dc.contributor.authorRekik, Mouraden_US
dc.contributor.authorLouahdi, Nasreddineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-04T20:12:14Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-12-04T20:12:14Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/134983en_US
dc.titleWOCAT SLM Technology: “Small-Scale Seed Cleaning Unit [Tunisia]”en_US
dcterms.abstractThe mobile seed cleaning machine improves the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Tunisia by significantly enhancing seed quality, increasing crop production, reducing workload and costs, and promoting local value chains and social cohesion. In Tunisia and Algeria, the agricultural system is characterized by low levels of mechanization, particularly among small and medium-sized farmers who cannot afford expensive imported machines. As a result, a substantial amount of manual labor is required to carry out various agricultural operations, such as seed cleaning, which is traditionally done by women and children. While seed production is often handled by large suppliers, this does not always meet the demand. Therefore, many smallholder farmers in Tunisia prefer to use their own seeds, despite the time-consuming manual cleaning process and the risk of lower quality. To address these issues, the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) collaborated with national partners to develop a mobile seed cleaning machine for small-scale farmers. The prototype, designed and tested with input from a local manufacturer, is suitable for primary field crops, such as wheat, barley, vetch, and faba beans, commonly grown in Tunisia. The machine sorts out damaged or undersized seeds and removes rocks or pebbles, while treating the remaining seeds to eliminate contamination or weeds, ensuring quality and longer shelf life. The introduction of the mobile seed cleaning machine has several advantages, including a reduction in the workload for women and children, improved crop production and quality, increased land productivity, reduced dependence on imported seeds and machinery, and the promotion of local value chains and social cohesion through cooperative ownership and shared utilization of the machines.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2023-09-13en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationUdo Rudiger, Aymen Frija, Zied Idoudi, Anis Zaiem, Boubaker Dhehibi, Mourad Rekik, Nasreddine Louahdi. (13/9/2023). WOCAT SLM Technology: “Small-Scale Seed Cleaning Unit [Tunisia]”. Germany: The Global Database on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) of WOCAT.en_US
dcterms.issued2023-09-13en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherThe Global Database on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) of WOCATen_US
dcterms.subjectseedsen_US
dcterms.subjectseed systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectsmall-scale mechanizationen_US
dcterms.subjectbarleyen_US
dcterms.subjectfaba beanen_US
dcterms.subjectvetch (vicia spp.)en_US
dcterms.subjectoat (avena sativa)en_US
dcterms.subjecttriticaleen_US
dcterms.subjectdurum wheaten_US
dcterms.subjectsoft wheaten_US
dcterms.subjectfenugreeken_US
dcterms.subjecthedysarum coronariumen_US
dcterms.subjectreducing women’s workloadsen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial entrepreneurshipen_US
dcterms.typeInternal Documenten_US

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