Social Network Analysis of the Stakeholders Involved in the Dromedary Sector in the Mediterranean Region

Véronique Alary, Lina Amsidder, Abdelilah Araba, Cecilio Barba Capote, Sonia Bedhiaf-Romdhani, Wiem Bensalem, Ismail Boujenane, Ciani Elena, Neirouz Letaief, Bernard Faye, Semir Bechir Suheil Gaouar, Carlos Iglesias Pastrana, Sergio Nogales Baena and Laridji Amine
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Véronique Alary: SELMET, MUSE University Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, 34398 Montpellier, France
Lina Amsidder: SELMET, MUSE University Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, 34398 Montpellier, France
Abdelilah Araba: Department of Animal Production and Biotechnology, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Rabat 6202, Morocco
Cecilio Barba Capote: Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
Sonia Bedhiaf-Romdhani: Laboratoire des Productions Animales et Fourragères, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT), Université de Carthage, Tunis 1004, Tunisia
Wiem Bensalem: Office de l’Elevage et du Pâturage, OEP, Tunis 1002, Tunisia
Ismail Boujenane: Department of Animal Production and Biotechnology, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Rabat 6202, Morocco
Ciani Elena: Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
Neirouz Letaief: National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT), Tunis 1004, Tunisia
Bernard Faye: SELMET, MUSE University Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, 34398 Montpellier, France
Semir Bechir Suheil Gaouar: Laboratoire de Génétique Appliquée en Agriculture, Ecologie et Santé Publique, Faculté SNV/STU, Univerité de Tlemcen, Tlemcen 13097, Algeria
Carlos Iglesias Pastrana: Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
Sergio Nogales Baena: Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
Laridji Amine: Laboratoire MECAS, Faculté FSEG, Université de Tlemcen, Tlemcen 13097, Algeria

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-19

Abstract: Marginal arid zones in the south Mediterranean are faced with the dramatic departure of their labor forces through migration. Interest in the capacity of the dromedary species to enhance desert ecosystems and to be a potential lever of economic development of these marginal zones only started to grow in the last two decades. Based on an empirical survey of 179 stakeholders in four Mediterranean countries, we explored the links of the stakeholders in the dromedary sector in two dimensions: horizontal links with peers and vertical links along the value chain and in resource management. Both descriptive statistics and social network analysis highlight the original organization of the dromedary sector around herders and their social and cultural organization at the territorial level. Therefore, even if milk production and processing start to constitute an opportunity for the young generation who do not necessarily have the financial capacity to invest in a large dromedary herd, this change towards milk valorization can only happen if it is linked with the traditional system based on mobility. Using a systemic approach and working toward multiple valorizations of dromedary products instead of only targeting milk productivity should be explored.

Keywords: dromedary sector; value chain; social relationships; social network analysis; Mediterranean countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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