Impact of Agricultural Policies on the Sustainable Greenhouse Development in Biskra Region (Algeria)

Toufik Aidat, Salah Eddine Benziouche, Leonardo Cei (), Elisa Giampietri () and Antonio Berti
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Toufik Aidat: Laboratory of Ecosystem Diversity and Dynamics of Agricultural Production Systems in Arid Zones (DEDSPAZA), Department of Agronomic Sciences, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural Sciences and Life, University Mohamed Khider of Biskra, Biskra 07000, Algeria
Salah Eddine Benziouche: Laboratory of Ecosystem Diversity and Dynamics of Agricultural Production Systems in Arid Zones (DEDSPAZA), Department of Agronomic Sciences, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural Sciences and Life, University Mohamed Khider of Biskra, Biskra 07000, Algeria
Leonardo Cei: Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padova, 35020 Padova, Italy
Elisa Giampietri: Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padova, 35020 Padova, Italy
Antonio Berti: Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, 35020 Padova, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: Since its appearance in Algerian agriculture, the greenhouse production system has turned the agricultural sector upside down, bringing great advantages for production in terms of quality and quantity, creating a very important socio-economic dynamic, especially in the Saharan region. This paper makes a new contribution by providing information on the impact of agricultural policies on greenhouse development in Biskra (southeastern city in Algeria). This study aims to understand the type of farms/farmers most specialized in greenhouses as well as the relationship between the use of these land acquisition and financing policies (PNDA) and their degree of specialization in greenhouses. A field survey was held from February to April 2021 in the M’ziraa region (a municipality of Biskra City), completing 97 questionnaires. Collected data were analysed by Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression and Truncated regression. The results show that farmers who used PNDA to acquire the land and for greenhouse investments and those with a lower education level are less likely to specialize in greenhouse production. Similarly, the effect of farm size is negative on the specialization in greenhouse production. Conversely, we found that farmers who do not directly manage the farm and those who have a longer experience with greenhouse production invest a higher share of their land in greenhouses.

Keywords: agricultural policies; greenhouse production; Algeria; Saharan agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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