Contribution of camel breeding to the household economy in southeast Tunisia

Tardif N., Jaouad Mohamed, Khorchani T., Faye Bernard. 2014. Contribution of camel breeding to the household economy in southeast Tunisia. In : Forage resources and ecosystem services provided by Mountain and Mediterranean grasslands and rangelands. R. Baumont, P. Carrère, M. Jouven, G. Lombardi, A. Lopez-Francos, B. Martin, A. Peeters, C. Porqueddu (eds.). Zaragoza : CIHEAM-IAMZ, 745-749. (Options Méditerranéennes, Series A: Mediterranean Seminars, 109) ISBN 2-85352-531-7 Joint Meeting of the 'Mountain pastures, mediterranean forage resources (FAO/ESCORENA - CIHEAM) and mountain cheese' networks, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 24 Juin 2014/26 Juin 2014.

Titre français : Contribution de l¿élevage du dromadaire dans l¿économie des ménages du sud-est tunisien

Résumé : Southern Tunisia is highly dependent on the agricultural sector and especially on pastoral breeding for livelihood. The Tunisian government has until now given little attention to the sector, especially to camel breeding. A better understanding of the socio-economic dynamics in the study area is needed in order to develop camel breeding. This work shows the importance of camel breeding as a source of income (on average 79% of the household income) and employment (on average 43% of family labour) for the people in southeast Tunisia, and the impact of drought on related activities (feeding and shepherding). Despite the resilience of these farmers to adverse weather conditions, this study also shows the breeders¿ concerns and willingness to develop camel breeding.

Classification Agris : L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales
E80 - Économie familiale et artisanale
E16 - Économie de la production
E50 - Sociologie rurale
E12 - Travail et emploi

Auteurs et affiliations

• Tardif N.
• Jaouad Mohamed, IRA [Institut des régions arides] (TUN)
• Khorchani T., IRA [Institut des régions arides] (TUN)
• Faye Bernard, CIRAD-ES-UMR SELMET (SAU)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/574759/)

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