Open AccessSOCIOECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF NO-TILL IN WHEAT CROPPING SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY IN ALGERIA
Author(s) -
Amar Rouabhi,
Abdelmalek Laouar,
Abdelhamid Mekhlouk,
Boubaker Dhehibi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new medit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2611-1128
pISSN - 1594-5685
DOI - 10.30682/nm1901e
Subject(s) - cropping , gross margin , context (archaeology) , sustainability , agriculture , socioeconomic status , tillage , natural resource , agricultural economics , business , agricultural science , geography , agroforestry , environmental science , economics , political science , agronomy , ecology , population , demography , archaeology , sociology , law , biology
This paper aimed at the socioeconomic appraisal of two cropping systems namely no-till and tilled wheat in Sétif region (Algeria). The study based on a sample of 28 adherent farms in an international project of Conservation Agriculture adoption for smallholders in North Africa. Economic diagnosis showed that no-till system performed best with a gross margin difference of $ 84/ha in comparison with conventional tilled wheat. Moreover, no-till recorded less work time and fuel consumption, with 241minutes/ha and 42 liters/ha against 624 minutes/ha and 99 liters/ha for conventional tillage. Though, no-till still faced some local social and technical constraints that are relatively easy to overcome. If Algeria put forward its best efforts through increasing no-till in the suitable zones, many objectives could be achieved in the context of preserving natural resources and building up farming sustainability. It could be also a key solution for “Intended Nationally Determined Contribution” (INDCs) schemes to meet Algerian commitments regarding “Paris Agreement” on climate change.