Economic Evaluation of Soil and Water Conservation Practices and Forage Mixtures Cropping Under Different Agroecosystems in Northern and Central West Tunisia

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Foresten
cg.contributor.affiliationOffice of Livestock and Pasture Authorityen
cg.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Directorate General of Planning and Conservation of Agricultural Landen
cg.contributor.affiliationDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeiten
cg.contributor.affiliationThe Institution of Research and Higher Agricultural Educationen
cg.contributor.donorDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeiten
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeAgroecology
cg.coverage.countryTunisia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TN
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierDhehibi, Boubaker: 0000-0003-3854-6669en
cg.creator.identifierFrija, Aymen: 0000-0001-8379-9054en
cg.creator.identifierM. Oumer, Ali: 0000-0001-9110-8882en
cg.creator.identifierIdoudi, Zied: 0000-0003-2717-7845en
cg.creator.identifierLe, Quang Bao: 0000-0001-8514-1088en
cg.creator.identifierRekik, Mourad: 0000-0001-7455-2017en
cg.isbn9772709775008en
cg.issn2709-7757en
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversity
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growthen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on landen
dc.contributor.authorSouissi, Asmaen
dc.contributor.authorDhehibi, Boubakeren
dc.contributor.authorFrija, Aymenen
dc.contributor.authorM. Oumer, Alien
dc.contributor.authorIdoudi, Zieden
dc.contributor.authorM'hamed, Hatem Cheikhen
dc.contributor.authorBen Youssef, Salahen
dc.contributor.authorBahri, Haithemen
dc.contributor.authorLe, Quang Baoen
dc.contributor.authorShiri, Zahraen
dc.contributor.authorWafa, Ameuren
dc.contributor.authorOuerghemmi, Hassenen
dc.contributor.authorRekik, Mouraden
dc.contributor.authorMajri, Rihaben
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-04T20:05:41Zen
dc.date.available2023-12-04T20:05:41Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/134978
dc.titleEconomic Evaluation of Soil and Water Conservation Practices and Forage Mixtures Cropping Under Different Agroecosystems in Northern and Central West Tunisiaen
dcterms.abstractSoil erosion and land degradation are critical challenges in Northern and Central West Tunisia. This report assesses the profitability of different forage mixtures used as a key rotation practice to mitigate these challenges. Various soil and water conservation (SWC) practices were put in place using a sample of 33 small farmers in the framework of the SWC@Scale-ProSol project. Cost-benefit and a partial budget analysis were conducted to assess the profitability of the implemented agricultural practices on the selected demonstration plots. Technical and economic surveys were also carried out and forage samples were collected to support the study. Results show that the four tested forage mixtures were profitable in both agroecosystems of the study (Siliana and Kairouan), particularly under the rainfed agriculture production system. The mixture “Vetch-Oat-Triticale” (VOT) has the best net return and benefit-cost ratio. SWC practices, such as the zero and/or minimum tillage and the mechanical sowing, also increase the benefit-cost ratio (BCR). The intercropping system (forage mixtures between lines of olive trees) reached a net return and a BCR remarkably close to the open field cropping system. Using forage mixtures and applying SWC practices significantly contributes to curbing the growing erosion problems in the studied areas, as well as enhancing farmer’s profitability, and can thus widely be considered an option for both profitability and sustainability.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2023-09-04en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAsma Souissi, Boubaker Dhehibi, Aymen Frija, Ali M. Oumer, Zied Idoudi, Hatem Cheikh M'hamed, Salah Ben Youssef, Haithem Bahri, Quang Bao Le, Zahra Shiri, Ameur Wafa, Hassen Ouerghemmi, Mourad Rekik, Rihab Majri. (4/9/2023). Economic Evaluation of Soil and Water Conservation Practices and Forage Mixtures Cropping Under Different Agroecosystems in Northern and Central West Tunisia. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).en
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dcterms.issued2023-09-04en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-SA-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen
dcterms.subjecttunisiaen
dcterms.subjectprofitabilityen
dcterms.subjectbenefit-cost ratioen
dcterms.subjectforageen
dcterms.subjectvetch (vicia spp.)en
dcterms.subjectoat (avena sativa)en
dcterms.subjecttriticaleen
dcterms.subjectfenugreeken
dcterms.subjectforage mixturesen
dcterms.subjectswc practicesen
dcterms.subjectpartial budgeten
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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