The local agri-food system of the date palm in Tafilalet (Morocco): towards the territorialisation and sustainability

Le système agroalimentaire local du palmier dattier au Tafilalet - Maroc: Vers la territorialisation et la durabilité

Mohamed Zahidi (zahidi.mohamed90@gmail.com) and Jamila Ayegou
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Mohamed Zahidi: UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca = University of Hassan II Casablanca = جامعة الحسن الثاني (ar)
Jamila Ayegou: UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca = University of Hassan II Casablanca = جامعة الحسن الثاني (ar)

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Abstract: The present work aims to analyze the dynamics of an oasis territory known historically by the agriculture of the date palm, through the territorialization of a localized agri-food system (LAFS) in the phoeniculture sector. This territory is Tafilalet located in the region of Daraâ-Tafilalet in southeast Morocco. From there, to analyze this relationship between the territoriality of this LAFS and the dynamics of Tafilalet we adopt a qualitative approach based mainly on dozens of interviews with different local actors of the LAFS of the date palm in Tafilalet (LAFS-DPT). In terms of results, we presented the four levers of territorialization of the LAFS of the date palm in Tafilalet (physical, cognitive, historical and interpersonal, and institutional), and their economic, social, and environmental impacts on the territory. This shows a territorial dynamic with four figures (production, valorization, quality, and commercialization), supported by an important environmental sustainability orientation of the system, and thus an orientation of the LAFS of the date palm in Tafilalet towards the model of a territorialized food system (TFS).

Keywords: Local agri-food system; territorialized food system; territorialization; territorial dynamics; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-07-31
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Published in RPER - Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 2023, 3 (65), pp.121-135. ⟨10.59072/rper.vi65.296⟩

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DOI: 10.59072/rper.vi65.296

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