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An assessment of livestock production sustainability in the Maghreb irrigated schemes

In the Maghreb countries, because of structural drought, recent livestock production policies have relied heavily on irrigation. This aimed to secure animal protein supply by using water to grow fodder. Such choices have led many smallholder farms to rear cattle in typical dual purpose (both milk and meat) systems. In such a situation of fragmented supply, the usual tools available in developed countries to assess livestock production sustainability may not be adapted therefore, innovative methods have to be implemented. For that purpose, an array of indicators might be used, including economic profitability and water productivity through cattle and milk quality. All together, these parameters can be used to analyse beef supply chains in an eventful context.

Title of publication: Economic, social and environmental sustainability in sheep and goat production systems. Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens
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Issue: 100
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Nombre de pages: 45-49
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Auteur: M.T. Sraïri
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Organisation: International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
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Année: 2011
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Pays: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Couverture géographique: Proche-Orient et l'Afrique du Nord
Type: Article de revue spécialisée
Texte intégral disponible à l'adresse: http://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a100/00801483.pdf
Langue: English
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