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Value chain assessment of sheep production in Central Tunisia: a comparison study between Barbarine and Algerian Thin tail breed

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Title Value chain assessment of sheep production in Central Tunisia: a comparison study between Barbarine and Algerian Thin tail breed
 
Creator Dhraief, Mohamed Zied
 
Contributor Oueslati, Meriem
Dhehibi, Boubaker
Kassam, Shinan
Daly, Hamed
Bedhiaf, Sonia
Aw-Hassan, Aden A.
 
Subject barbarine
sheep value chain
algerian thin tail
 
Description Throughout the last decade, fat tail Barbarine sheep have been the dominant breed within livestock production systems in Tunisia and possess significant phenotypic and genetic production advantages over other breeds. In large part, these technical advantages relate to an adaptive ability to cope with adverse conditions over periods of sustained drought. Yet, despite these advantages, there is a noticeable shift to intensive fattening of imported Algerian thin tailed sheep, as well as an increased prominence of cross breeds within existing flocks. This decline in prominence of the Barbarine breed has raised a number of concerns within the livestock community. In analyzing the value chains for both breeds, this paper places existing technical arguments within the contemporary social and economic environment in Tunisia. We argue that the promotion of more efficient production systems for Barbarine sheep is of significant importance to a particular typology of small holder farmer, and has pro-poor implications, but is likely to receive limited policy attention within an economic environment which remains in a state of flux within Tunisia and its neighbor states. Recommendations for a more concerted effort in coordinating and leveraging agricultural research initiatives with developmental programs are provided, and target both national and international initiatives which are aimed at poverty alleviation and sustainable rural livelihoods.
 
Date 2012-01-15
2016-09-20T11:15:41Z
2016-09-20T11:15:41Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier https://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limited
Mohamed Zied Dhraief, Meriem Oueslati, Boubaker Dhehibi, Shinan Kassam, Hamed Daly, Sonia Bedhiaf, Aden A. Aw-Hassan. (15/1/2012). Value chain assessment of sheep production in Central Tunisia: a comparison study between Barbarine and Algerian Thin tail breed.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4870
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
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