Challenging global changes in a post-revolutionary context: the case of irrigated olive growing in central Tunisia

Author:

Lavie EmilieORCID,Ould Ahmed Pepita,Cadène Philippe,Chiab Ismail,Kypreos VassiliORCID

Abstract

Abstract. Research on agricultural development models shows that local applications of global models are adapted both to the globalisation of agricultural markets and to climate change. The circulation of such models is also linked to local political and historical contexts. However, few studies have focused on abrupt changes in economic policies, such as those following the Arab Spring. We propose to study the evolution of olive-growing development policies in post-revolutionary Tunisia. In order to mitigate both market- and climate-induced vulnerabilities and to make the sector more competitive with major olive producers, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) guidelines recommend intensification of Tunisian olive farming through irrigation. Our research makes two main claims: (1) the change in the production model towards irrigation aims to respond to globalisation, climate change and national policies. (2) Some exporters are involved at several levels of the value chain. This research conducted by geographers and economists analyses the mutations of the olive sector towards irrigation, using a double theoretical framework on the circulation of agricultural development models, with a political-ecology approach. This paper contributes to a growing body of research on the relationship between commodity production networks and water studies.

Funder

Laboratoire d'Excellence Dynamiques Territoriales et Spatiales

Publisher

Copernicus GmbH

Subject

Earth-Surface Processes,Anthropology,Geography, Planning and Development,Global and Planetary Change

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