Improve the resilience of the oasian agrosystem in the M’Zab Valley by safeguarding and economically valorizing local agro-biodiversity.
The project takes place in the Wilaya (province) of Ghardaia, located in the M’Zab valley in Algeria. The valley faces various pressures: economic, through the establishment of agricultural policies without a long-term vision; social, due to the lack of economic opportunities offered to women and youth; and environmental, by directly experiencing the impacts of climate change. One of the local challenges is to regain agricultural sovereignty with a concern for food quality and environmental considerations, by utilizing adapted and improved local varieties and know-hows for preservation and multiplication.
actors from the professional agricultural world have access to the guide of varieties specific to the M'Zab valley.
farmers improve their skills in managing plants and seeds of local varieties.
farmers improve their skills in managing plants and seeds of local varieties.
local aromatic and medicinal plant varieties are scientifically characterized.
