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Title:Feeding the population in semi-arid lands: an assessment of the conditions of three North African countries: Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria
Author:Zaimeche, Salah E.ISNI
Year:1991
Periodical:Maghreb Review
Volume:16
Issue:3-4
Pages:165-177
Language:English
Geographic terms:Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
Subject:food policy
Abstract:Although Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia have been free from the severe food problems that have afflicted their southern neighbours, these North African countries are nevertheless experiencing the same pressures of a rapidly growing population on an increasingly more vulnerable ecosystem. The three countries have endeavoured to find a solution to their food problems by increasing their agricultural production. But if Morocco has achieved some substantial successes, Tunisia has been less fortunate, and Algeria is on a course to disaster. The policies adopted in all three countries have disregarded one major factor: environmental constraints. The major aim should not be food self-sufficiency, which is impossible, but rather to achieve a balance between population numbers and natural resources. The growth rate of the population should be reduced and water saving schemes and land rehabilitation programmes implemented. Ref., sum.
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