Refinement and Scaling of Inclusive Agroecological Innovations for Livestock Management, Crop Rotations, and Soil Conservation in Semi-arid South Mediterranean Regions

Aymen Frija, Zied Idoudi, Mourad Rekik, Hatem Cheikh M'hamed, Haithem Bahri, Slaheddine Ghedhoui, Faouzi Harrouchi, Udo Rudiger. (16/9/2022). Refinement and Scaling of Inclusive Agroecological Innovations for Livestock Management, Crop Rotations, and Soil Conservation in Semi-arid South Mediterranean Regions. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

The objective of this work is to i) present a socio-technical package of agroecological interventions that are already being tested for this type of mixed farming system in the semi-arid area of Tunisia, and ii) illustrate the scope and mechanisms for scaling up this package. Results further illustrate the key factors that have led to a change in attitude and behaviour among local actors and farmers towards a better co-generation, co-sharing, and adoption of agroecological principles at farm, community, and landscape levels. This work was presented at the Tropentag 2022 conference in Prague Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague/Czech Republic: September 14-16