Field Labs
Living Labs
An agro-ecological Living Lab (LL) is a place of structured exchanges on the AE transition where co-construction of knowledge occurs due to the dialogue organised between key stakeholders, including farmers, industries, governments, NGOs, consumer organisations, research institutions and local advisory services. NATAE will organise 7 Living Labs (LL) in a set of areas representative of North Africa farming systems and agro-ecological zones diversity in Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia : oasis and peri-oasis systems, cereals plains, irrigated valley and plains, mountains, peri-urban. Each living lab is led by a NATAE partner.

Laghouat Living Lab
Area | Leader | Farming system |
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South of the wilaya of Laghouat, Algeria
| CARI
| Oasis and peri-oasis
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Main productions and value chains
Main issues
Yakouren (Tizi-Ouzou) Living Lab
Area | Leader | Farming system |
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East of the wilaya of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
| CREAD
| Mountains
|
Main productions and value chains
Main issues
Luxor Living Lab
Area | Leader | Farming system |
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Luxor area, Upper Egypt
| CIHEAM IAMM
| Irrigated valley
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Main productions and value chains
Main issues

Replication Labs
Replication Labs (RL) have been selected in areas where the methodologies and findings of Living Lab will be tested for replicability with limited data and human resources, in Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and in a semi-desert South African region where agro-climatic conditions are close to the Mediterranean. Each replication lab is led by a NATAE partner.
Kebili Replication Lab
Area | Leader | Farming system |
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Kebili governorate, Tunisia
| INAT
| Oasis and peri-oasis
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Main productions and value chains
Main issues
Atar Replication Lab
Area | Leader | Farming system |
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Wilaya of Adrar, Mauritania
| Tenmiya
| Oasis and peri-oasis
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Pretoria Replication lab
Area | Leader | Farming system |
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Pretoria area, South Africa
| University of Pretoria
| Peri-urban
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Setif Replication Lab
Area | Leader | Farming system |
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Setif plain, Algeria
| ENSA
| Cereal plains
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Saïss Replication Lab
Area | Leader | Farming system |
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Saïss plain, Morocco
| ENAM and IAV
| Cereal plains
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