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Agriculture in the Rif and Tell mountains of North Africa
Mountain research and development • 12 (4) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 337-347
By: Maurer, Gérard, 1924.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper challenges the results of much of the earlier research that has drawn a picture of agricultural collapse, land abandonment, and outmigration of the Rif and Tell mountains of the Mghreb of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. It shows that there is no simple pattern of rural mountain socioeconomic stagnation and collapse. A much more complicated system of agricultural recession and expansion has occurred with wide diversity in both time and space. These spatial and temporal contrasts are explained by physical, cultural, and political factors including variations in bedrock and soil, local climate, and historical background. While much of the land has been abandoned in certain areas, remittances from out-migrating wage-earners, illegal traffic in hashish, and a host of local developments have led to great improvements in rural village infrastructure and in individual households. For the most part there is widespread agricultural expansion, although this is offset by increased soil erosion and reduced availability of water.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Tillage
- Cereal agriculture
- Topography and geology
- Land use
- Water supply
- Settlement patterns
- Cultural identity and pride
- Labor supply and employment
- Research and development
- Real property
- Economic planning and development
- Internal trade
- Aftermath of combat
- Environmental quality
- External migration
- Special crops
- Production and supply
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Berbers of Morocco
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Geographer
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- n.d.
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1950-1992
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Rif, Morocco
- NotesAdditional notes
- Gerard Maurer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-347)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82641140
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Rif (Morocco)