Hamamouche M., Kuper M., Amichi H., Lejars C., Ghodbani T. (2018). New reading of Saharan agricultural transformation: continuities of ancient oases and their extensions (Algeria). World development, 01/07/2018, vol. 107, p. 210-223.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.02.026
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.02.026
Titre : | New reading of Saharan agricultural transformation: continuities of ancient oases and their extensions (Algeria) (2018) |
Auteurs : | M. Hamamouche ; M. Kuper ; H. Amichi ; C. Lejars ; T. Ghodbani |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | World development (vol. 107, July 2018) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 210-223 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Thésaurus IAMM OASIS ; DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE ; POLITIQUE AGRICOLE ; PAYSAGE AGRICOLE ; SYSTEME DE PRODUCTION ; ALGERIECatégories principales 06 - AGRICULTURE. FORÊTS. PÊCHES ; 6.2 - Politique Agricole |
Résumé : | Agriculture in the Algerian Sahara underwent radical transformations during the second half of the 20th century. Agricultural development programs, aiming to integrate the Sahara in the national economy, were based on an agribusiness model implemented outside existing oases in the so-called extensions through the conquest of new agricultural land and the use of pumped groundwater. The rehabilitation of existing traditional oases received less attention as their capacity for agricultural development was thought limited. While the new agricultural landscape is considered by policy makers to be a creatio ex nihilo, we demonstrate that the extensions are in fact, the creatio ex materia of the ancient oases, and that the two Saharan agricultural landscapes are firmly connected. The objective of this article is then to challenge the dichotomous view of Saharan agricultural development and the underlying binary policy categories. This demonstration is based on a study of the Sidi Okba oasis and the surrounding extensions. The results of this study first show that the binary framing of agricultural development in Algerias Sahara is inadequate, as it neglects the temporal and spatial continuities and the hybridity of both landscapes. However, the study also shows that binary policy categories, even when they are inaccurate, participate in the construction of the new Saharan agricultural realities. We conclude that the new extensions are a better-adapted version of the traditional oasis in the context of globalization but in continuity with the ancient oasis. Questions concerning the social, economic and environmental sustainability of this model remain to be answered. |
Cote : | Réservé lecteur CIHEAM |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.02.026 |