Assessing Pastoral Reforms Through the Performance of Agro-Pastoral Community-Based Organizations in South Tunisia

Autor: Sghaier, Mariem, Frija, Aymen, Postigo, Julio, Speelman, Stijn, Alary, Véronique, Sghaier, Mongi
Zdroj: Rangeland Ecology and Management; 20240101, Issue: Preprints
Abstrakt: Pastoralism is one of the most important agricultural production systems in drylands worldwide. It plays an important role in both the economy and the cycle of ecosystem goods and services. However, it is vulnerable to climatic challenges such as prolonged drought and socioeconomic pressures such as administrative shortcomings and ineffective governance. Under neoliberal influence, political and economic reforms have been implemented over the last 30 years to address these threats. These reforms have promoted local institutions for rangeland management and agro-pastoral development. In this paper, we assess the impact of these reforms on pastoral devolvement and Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) by analyzing the performance of agro-pastoral community-based organizations CBOs in the province of Médenine (south-eastern Tunisia). We use a two-step methodology, with the first step focusing on a quantitative typology analysis of the performance of 31 CBOs. In a subsequent qualitative step, data from semi-structured interviews with 21 CBO chairpersons were used to identify the drivers of CBO performance.
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