Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia

The chapter aims to develop a regionally disaggregated agricultural supply model for Tunisia in order to investigate the potential effects of increasing water scarcity on the performances of the agricultural sector in the country, and the structural adaptation strategies needed to face such a challe...

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Үндсэн зохиолчид: Chebil, Ali, Jebari, Sihem, Thabet, Chokri, Frija, Aymen, Makhlouf, Mariem
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author Chebil, Ali
Jebari, Sihem
Thabet, Chokri
Frija, Aymen
Makhlouf, Mariem
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Frija, Aymen
Jebari, Sihem
Makhlouf, Mariem
Thabet, Chokri
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Jebari, Sihem
Thabet, Chokri
Frija, Aymen
Makhlouf, Mariem
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description The chapter aims to develop a regionally disaggregated agricultural supply model for Tunisia in order to investigate the potential effects of increasing water scarcity on the performances of the agricultural sector in the country, and the structural adaptation strategies needed to face such a challenge. A set of scenarios combining future water availability, water use efficiency, and increasing producer prices were simulated using the developed model. Results show that the agricultural sector in Tunisia, particularly the agricultural employment, would be negatively affected in case of decreasing irrigation water availability, and mostly affected regions would be the north east, central west, and southern areas. However, it is always possible to mitigate such effects through a combination of structural adjustments (changing land use in different regions), enhanced water use efficiency, and support of producer prices. The model also provides recommendations regarding specific crops that should be promoted in specific regions in order to maintain an agricultural sector with high added value in Tunisia.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-705302025-08-13T14:11:58Z Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia Chebil, Ali Jebari, Sihem Thabet, Chokri Frija, Aymen Makhlouf, Mariem agricultural supply model, mathematical programming, regional level, water shortage, Tunisia thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVB Agricultural science thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVB Agricultural science The chapter aims to develop a regionally disaggregated agricultural supply model for Tunisia in order to investigate the potential effects of increasing water scarcity on the performances of the agricultural sector in the country, and the structural adaptation strategies needed to face such a challenge. A set of scenarios combining future water availability, water use efficiency, and increasing producer prices were simulated using the developed model. Results show that the agricultural sector in Tunisia, particularly the agricultural employment, would be negatively affected in case of decreasing irrigation water availability, and mostly affected regions would be the north east, central west, and southern areas. However, it is always possible to mitigate such effects through a combination of structural adjustments (changing land use in different regions), enhanced water use efficiency, and support of producer prices. The model also provides recommendations regarding specific crops that should be promoted in specific regions in order to maintain an agricultural sector with high added value in Tunisia. 2021-06-02T10:11:35Z 2019 chapter ONIX_20210602_10.5772/intechopen.83568_409 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49295 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/70530 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49295/1/65227.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49295/1/65227.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49295/1/65227.pdf InTechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.83568 10.5772/intechopen.83568 035ecc65-6737-43cf-a13a-6bdf67ce01f4 open access
spellingShingle agricultural supply model, mathematical programming, regional level, water shortage, Tunisia
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVB Agricultural science
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVB Agricultural science
Chebil, Ali
Jebari, Sihem
Thabet, Chokri
Frija, Aymen
Makhlouf, Mariem
Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia
title Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia
title_full Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia
title_fullStr Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia
title_full_unstemmed Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia
title_short Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia
title_sort chapter effects of water scarcity on the performances of the agricultural sector and adaptation strategies in tunisia
topic agricultural supply model, mathematical programming, regional level, water shortage, Tunisia
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thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVB Agricultural science
topic_facet agricultural supply model, mathematical programming, regional level, water shortage, Tunisia
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVB Agricultural science
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVB Agricultural science
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