Publications in English

Other publications are available in French on the French-language version of Massire website.

 

Videos

Various videos are available on  Massire  Youtube chain. Those in English are:

  • Video of presentation of Massire project (French, English subtitles)
  • Video on organic dates, an opportunity for the sustainable development of oases ( English).
  • Video on reuse of treated wasterwater in oases  (English)

 

Articles

2024

Saidani, M.A., Leduc, C., Baudron, P., Kuper, M. 2024. Weaving different forms of knowledge of managed aquifer recharge in a Saharan oasis (Algeria). Journal of Hydrology.

Hamamouche, M. F., Fantini, E., Saidani, M. A., Khouadja, M. 2024. Participatory Video on Groundwater Governance with Youth in the M’zab Valley, Algeria. International Journal of the Commons, 18(1).

Hakimi F, Sebbar A, Bouamri R, Hassane Sidikou A, El Janati M, Bouaziz  A, 2024. Effects of Compost and Compost Tea on Soil Properties and Nutrient Uptake of the Moroccan Date Palm Cultivar “Mejhoul” under Organic Cultivation. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 25(7), 224–24

Bekaddour, S., Hartani, T., Mayaux, P. L., & Ait-Mouheb, N. (2024). A story of hope and frustration: a wastewater-based agricultural frontier in the Algerian Sahara. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 1-14.

Khardi, Y., Lacombe, G., Dewandel, B., Taky, A., Maréchal, J. C., Hammani, A., & Bouarfa, S. (2024). Managed groundwater recharge at the farm scale in pre-Saharan Morocco. Proceedings of IAHS, 385, 47-52.

Khardi, Y., Lacombe, G., Dewandel, B., Hammani, A., Taky, A. & Bouarfa, S. 2024c. Conjunctive use of floodwater harvesting for managed aquifer recharge and irrigation on a date farm in Morocco. Irrigation and drainage, 1-13.

2023

Benmoussa, H., El Kadri, N., Ben Aissa, N., & Ben Mimoun, M. (2023). Impact of water availability on agro-biodiversity of oases in the Kebili region of southern TunisiaXXXI International Horticultural Congress : International Symposium on Water: a Worldwide Challenge for Horticulture! 1373 (pp. 179-186).

2022

Hamamouche FM, Faysse N, Kuper M, Lejars C, Errahj M, Kadiri Z, Ben Aissa N, Benmihoub A (2022). Local development organisations in Saharan regions of North Africa: Expanding horizons. Journal of International Development.

Sraïri MT, Ouidat L (2022). Understanding diversified oasis farms’ economic performances through an analysis of labor uses and their relation to the invested capital. Journal of Oasis Agriculture and Sustainable Development, 4(1): 18-32.

Alary V, Caulfield ME., Amsidder L, Juanes X, Boujenane I, Sraïri TM, Sam A, Hammond J, Van Wijk M (2022). Heterogeneity of Resilience of Livelihood Strategies in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems of Rural Semi-arid to Arid Areas in Morocco. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems  5.

Numéro spécial “Massire” dans la revue New Medit

Kadiri Z, Benmihoub A, Farolfi S, Khamassi F, Faysse N (2022). Making sense of on-going dynamics andinnovations in oases and newly irrigated areas of North African arid regions: towardsmore sustainable development pathways. New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205n

Benmoussa H, El Kadri N, Ben Aissa N, Ben Mimoun M (2022). A field survey suggests changes in oasis characteristics in the Kebili region of southern Tunisia. New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205a.

Sraïri MT, Naqach Y (2022). Comparing the uses of available labor and capital in diversified farming systems in Drâa oases (Morocco). New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205b

Saidani MA, Kuper M, Hamamouche FM, Benmihoub A (2022). Reinventing the wheel: adapting a traditional circular irrigation system to ‘modern’ agricultural extension areas in the Algerian Sahara. New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205c

Farolfi S, Lavaine E, Morardet S, Lfakir O, Khamassi F, Willinger M (2022). Farmers’ perceptions of water management in Jemna oasis, Southern Tunisia. New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205d

Rebai AO, Hartani T, Kuper M (2022). The outward journey of a local innovation: the dissemination of an artisanal irrigation pivot from Algeria’s Sahara. New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205e

Mekki I, Ferchichi I, Taoujouti N, Faysse N, Zairi A (2022). Oasis extension trajectories in Kebili territory,Southern Tunisia: drivers of development and actors’ discourse. New Medit. DOI: DOI: 10.30682/nm2205f

Oulmane A, Ameur F, Bouzid A, Boudedja K (2022). A functional-structural approach to analyzingagricultural innovation systems in the dairy
milk sector of the region of Ghardaïa (Algerian Northern Sahara)
. New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205g

Benmihoub A, Akli S, Ameur F, Oulmane A, Faysse N, Mokrani M, Belhadi A (2022). The emerging saffron value chain in the M’Zabvalley – Southern Algeria: an analysis ofongoing dynamics and strategic developmentoptions. New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205h

Koussani W, Khamassi F, Faysse N (2022). Zarazi table olives in Beni Khedache(Tunisia): Highlighting an overlookedtraditional product. New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205i

Hanafi A, Koussani W, Khamassi F, Ben Aissa N, Faysse N (2022).International cooperation projects in support of entrepreneurship in Southern Tunisia: activities and relations with public actors. New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205l

Er-rayhany H, Kadiri Z, Ait Mous, F, Bossenbroek L (2022).Pluralizing the oasis extensions:Heterogeneous farming profiles and practices in Toudgha (Morocco). New Medit. DOI: 10.30682/nm2205m

2021

Leonardelli I et al. (2021). COVID-19 in Rural India, Algeria, and Morocco: A Feminist Analysis of Small-Scale Farmers’ and Agricultural Laborers’ Experiences and Inventive Practices. Frontiers in Human Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.3389/fhumd.2021.653979

Bekaddour S, Ait-Mouheb N, Hartani T (2021). Re-emergence of dry toilets and fecal nutrient reuse in M’zab cities. Journal of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for Development, https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2021.115.