Assessing complementary synergies for integrated crop–livestock systems under conservation agriculture in Tunisian dryland farming systems

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dc.creatorDhehibi, Boubaker
dc.creatorFouzai, Ayoub
dc.creatorFrija, Aymen
dc.creatorAbdeladhim, Mohamed Arbi
dc.creatorM'hamed, Hatem Cheikh
dc.creatorOuerghemmi, Hassen
dc.creatorRekik, Mourad
dc.date2023-01-04
dc.date2023-01-10T18:33:54Z
dc.date2023-01-10T18:33:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:23:37Z
dc.descriptionThe aim of this paper is twofold. The first objective is to measure the technical efficiency of mixed crop-livestock (CL) smallholder producers operating under conservation agriculture systems in Tunisian rainfed areas. The second objective is to explore complementarities, synergies, and economies of diversification across the different production system components of these crop-livestock producers using the cross-partial derivative framework of output variables in the distance function. A simple random sampling process was employed to select and survey 59 CL smallholders operating under conservation agriculture. The collected data were analyzed using a stochastic input distance function in which synergies were estimated based on the second cross-partial derivative concept of output variables in the distance function. Results show that technical inefficiencies are significant in integrated crop-livestock systems, and there is evidence that economic diversification provides a productivity buffer against climate change threats. As a sustainable intensification strategy, this integrated system also offers a potential advantage. The results further contribute to the debate on crop diversification vs. specialization. Although an enhanced system integration could be a financially and ecologically viable option for mixed crop-livestock systems, more pathways for profitable and viable diversification of cereal-based or orchard-based systems remain to be explored.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/126766
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/78373
dc.languageen
dc.publisherFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDhehibi B, Fouzai A, Frija A, Adhim MA, M’hamed HC, Ouerghemmi H and Rekik M (2023) Assessing complementary synergies for integrated crop–livestock systems under conservation agriculture in Tunisian dryland farming systems. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6: 1022213. doi: 10. 3389/fsufs. 2022. 1022213.
dc.subjectbarley
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectconservation agriculture
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectforage
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectoats
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectgoats
dc.subjectvetches
dc.subjectbeef cattle
dc.subjectwheats
dc.subjectfenugreek
dc.subjectenvironmental health
dc.subjectgoal 2 zero hunger
dc.subjectgoal 17 partnerships for the goals
dc.subjectgoal 12 responsible production and consumption
dc.subjectgoal 8 decent work and economic growth
dc.subjectgoal 6 clean water and sanitation
dc.subjecttriticosecale
dc.subjectbarley
dc.subjectwheat
dc.subjectforage
dc.subjectvetch (vicia spp.)
dc.subjectoat (avena sativa)
dc.subjecttriticale
dc.subjectgoats
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectfenugreek
dc.subjectcattle
dc.subjecttechnical efficiency
dc.subjectreduce inequality
dc.subjectintegrated crop-livestock farming
dc.subjectclimate adaptation and mitigation
dc.subjectpoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
dc.subjectgender equality, youth and social inclusion
dc.subjecteconomies of diversification
dc.subjectinput distance function
dc.titleAssessing complementary synergies for integrated crop–livestock systems under conservation agriculture in Tunisian dryland farming systems
dc.typeJournal Article

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