Perceptions of young oasis dwellers on migration and its potential for the development of the Todgha Valley, Morocco

Perceptions des jeunes oasiens sur l'émigration et son potentiel pour le développement de la vallée du Todgha, Maroc

Amal Belghazi, Zakaria Kadiri, Mostafa Errahj, Elhassane Abdellaoui, Zeine Zein Taleb, Julien Burte () and Nicolas Faysse
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Amal Belghazi: ENA - Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknès
Zakaria Kadiri: UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca = University of Hassan II Casablanca = جامعة الحسن الثاني (ar)
Mostafa Errahj: ENA - Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknès
Zeine Zein Taleb: UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca = University of Hassan II Casablanca = جامعة الحسن الثاني (ar), ENA - Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknès
Julien Burte: UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier, Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Nicolas Faysse: Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier

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Abstract: In the oases of southern Morocco, migration is a determining factor in socio-economic development. Young people in these regions, often with limited resources, frequently choose to migrate. Understanding their migration trajectories, which exhibit significant similarities, is essential to identifying local development challenges, as these choices influence community dynamics and political decisions. This article aims to: i) Explore the attitudes of young oasis dwellers toward migration; ii) Analyze their perception of the future of oases and the role of migrants in local development. Between 2020 and 2023, 82 surveys were conducted with young people from eight villages in the Todgha Valley, along with 18 semi-structured interviews with older community members. The majority of young oasis dwellers have a conflicted attitude toward migration, revealing a complex decision-making process influenced by personal and social factors. Migration goes beyond mere displacement; it affects all socio-economic and environmental aspects of individuals' lives. The involvement of young migrants in the development of their communities, through transnational practices or collective projects, is evidence of this impact. These findings could inform local development policies by incorporating the perspectives of young people.

Keywords: enquête; émigration; développement socioéconomique; Jeunes; Emigration; Perception; Oasis; Todgha; Maroc; Youth; Morocco; oasis; migration; politique de développement; exode rural; développement agricole; jeunesse rurale; projet de développement; étude de cas; communauté rurale; développement de la communauté; changement social (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in Alternatives Rurales, 2025, 10, 19 p. ⟨10.60569/hsoas-a6⟩

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DOI: 10.60569/hsoas-a6

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