Innovative crop rotation and legume integration in North-West Tunisia
Crop rotation and legume integration enhance resilience and productivity in Tunisian agriculture
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Detail description
On a farm in Ghardimaou, North-West Tunisia, crop diversification through integrated vegetable and legume rotations enhances agricultural resilience. Practices include agroforestry, minimum tillage, and permanent plant cover, improving soil health, reducing erosion, and decreasing reliance on chemicals. In Utique, similar rotations of pepper, tomato, and potato support income diversification. These strategies optimise land and water use, increase productivity, and strengthen resistance to climate risks and pests.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
ResAlliance
Landscape resilience knowledge alliance for agriculture and forestry in the Mediterranean basin
- Location
- Tunisia
- Authors
- Mohamed Tahar Elaieb, Issam Touhami, Samir Thahri, Sondes Fkiri, Boutheina Stiti
- Purpose
- Dissemination
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Oct 11, 2023
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- ResAlliance
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Keywords