Maamar M., Bouzidi Z., Kuper M., Mayaux P.-L. (2026). After the frontier: negotiating the role of the post-settler generation in oasis agriculture. New Medit, 01/06/2026, vol. 25, n. 2, p. 105-120.
https://doi.org/10.30682/nm2602f
https://doi.org/10.30682/nm2602f
| Titre : | After the frontier: negotiating the role of the post-settler generation in oasis agriculture (2026) |
| Auteurs : | M. Maamar ; Z. Bouzidi ; M. Kuper ; P.-L. Mayaux |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | New Medit (vol. 25, n. 2, June 2026) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 105-120 |
| Langues : | Anglais |
| Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
Catégories principales 06 - AGRICULTURE. FORÊTS. PÊCHES ; 6.5 - Gestion des ExploitationsThésaurus IAMM JEUNESSE ; INSTALLATION DES JEUNES ; INSTALLATION A LA TERRE ; OASIS ; MAROC |
| Résumé : | The agricultural boom outside North Africas oases has receded in some cases due to increased land and water scarcity. Facing frontier closure, children of the settler generation negotiate their place on the family farm or as independent providers of agricultural services. We explore these negotiations and their outcomes, focusing on the strategies of 24 young individuals navigating unequal intergenerational and gendered configurations in the Ferkla oasis (Morocco). Three types of relations exist on family farms: emancipation; co-management; or submission to the elders authority. Four explanatory factors of these relations are foregrounded: the takers educational and financial resources; his capacity to seize opportunities offered by public policies; and the elders perception of farm viability. Asymmetric negotiations also play out around services provision, increasingly seen by young women as a pathway to autonomy. The paper highlights that young peoples involvement in agriculture is a variegated process, crucially shaped by broader patterns of land and water availability, the broader network of social relationships and the policy landscape. |
| Cote : | En ligne |
| URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.30682/nm2602f |


