Al-Qadisiyah Journal For Agriculture Sciences

Evaluation of the Sustainability of Phoenicultural and Market Gardening Production Systems of the Development in the Ouargla Region (Southern Algeria)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Kasdi Merbah , Ouargla, Algeria

2 Department of Commerce, Faculty of Economics and Business and Management / University of Kasdi Merbah - Ouargla, Algeria.

3 Department of Agronomy, Faculty of natural and life sciences / University of Kasdi Merbah-Ouargla Algeria

Abstract

The aim of our work is to study the sustainability of seal and market gardening production systems. This study was carried out in two study areas N'goussa and Hassi Ben Abdellah in the region of Ouargla (Algeria), through 75 surveys in different farms where we elaborated a typology of evolution in order to know the determining elements of the trajectories. The Ouargla region's Farm Sustainability Indicator (IDEA) is important. The assessment of agro-ecological, socio-territorial and economic indicators indicates that the agro-ecological indicator is the most represented by (the indicator of fertilizer and agricultural practices) by 46 out of 100. The work was followed by statistical analyses (using Excel stat) to study sustainability constraints. The results show that the polyculture system (date palm, market gardening, etc.) is the most dynamic in terms of cultivation practices. The market gardening production system is economically profitable in the two study areas due to the evolution of market gardening under shelter. The stability of the seal farming system and its uniqueness indicate that it shows the most signs of sustainability. 

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Al-Qadisiyah Journal For Agriculture Sciences
Volume 12, Issue 1
June 2022
Page 143-155
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  • Receive Date: 28 April 2022
  • Accept Date: 30 May 2022
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