Participation in a complex and conflicting context: Implementing a shared diagnosis in a Northern Tunisia irrigation scheme

S. Hanafi, S. Marlet, J.Y. Jamin (), A. Imache, Asma Zaïri, Haithem Bahri (), Jean-Emmanuel Rougier and Sami Bouarfa ()
Additional contact information
S. Hanafi: INRGREF - Institut National de Recherche en Génie Rural Eaux et Forêts - ENGREF - Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts - IRESA - Institution de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles [Tunis]
S. Marlet: Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
J.Y. Jamin: Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
A. Imache: Lisode
Asma Zaïri: INRGREF - Institut National de Recherche en Génie Rural Eaux et Forêts - ENGREF - Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts - IRESA - Institution de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles [Tunis]
Haithem Bahri: INRGREF - Institut National de Recherche en Génie Rural Eaux et Forêts - ENGREF - Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts - IRESA - Institution de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles [Tunis]
Jean-Emmanuel Rougier: Lisode
Sami Bouarfa: UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: Promoting innovation to improve both productivity and sustainability of irrigated farming systems is crucial for the first question addressed within the Sustainable Development Goals process led by the United Nations. This is a complex task that requires methods and processes which include a diversity of knowledge. For this reason, participatory approaches have been increasingly encouraged. A broad range of methods have been developed in the literature. However, debates on the effectiveness of the results, including questions on how different stakeholders influence results and how the context influences platform processes, remain theoretical. In this article, the authors evaluate the results of a participatory diagnosis aiming to identify the constraints and possible innovations to improve agricultural production in the Brahmi irrigation scheme in Tunisia. The process was implemented with individual interviews and focus groups operationalized through two types of platforms, 'Community of Practice (CoP)' and 'Learning and Practice Alliance (LPA)'. We highlighted that both CoP and LPA offer fruitful platforms for the interaction of all stakeholders. However, the results could be biased by the context and the expectations and strategies of powerful participants. Individual interviews are complementary to focus group results, especially in situations where open or latent conflicts exist.

Keywords: STAKEHOLDERS; TUNISIA; IRRIGATION SCHEME; PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES; adoption de l'innovation; APPROCHES PARTICIPATIVES; PARTIES PRENANTES; TUNISIE; agriculteur; diagnostic; approche participative; enquête; irrigation; méthode d'irrigation; programme d'irrigation; Tunisie; PERIMETRE IRRIGUE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02607444v1
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Published in Irrigation and Drainage, 2020, 69 (S1), pp.60-69. ⟨10.1002/ird.2224⟩

Downloads: (external link)
https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02607444v1/document (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02607444

DOI: 10.1002/ird.2224

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().