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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.

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Laghouat Living Lab

Area
Leader
Farming system
South of the wilaya of Laghouat, Algeria
CARI
Oasis and peri-oasis

Main productions and value chains

Integrated multi-layer agriculture, including palm trees, fruit trees, vegetable crops, cereals and livestock

Main issues

Groundwater resources overexploitation, abandonment of agricultural activities by young men,women employment, knowledge transfer
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Yakouren (Tizi-Ouzou) Living Lab

Area
Leader
Farming system
East of the wilaya of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
CREAD
Mountains

Main productions and value chains

Small family farming with a diversification of crops (market gardening, arboriculture, olive trees, prickly pears) and livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, poultry and beekeeping)

Main issues

Women empowerment and leadership in diversified agroforestry systems and innovative value chains
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Riyadh, PK 17 Living Lab

Area
Leader
Farming system
South of Nouakchott, Mauritania
GRDR
Peri-urban

Main productions and value chains

Vegetables and small livestock production for urban market

Main issues

Access to water and land property, youth employment, food sovereignty
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Siliana Living Lab

Area
Leader
Farming system
ElKrib, Siliana governorate, Tunisia
INAT
Cereal plains

Main productions and value chains

Cereals, legumes, olives and small livestock

Main issues

Food security, land conservation
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Boulmane Living Lab

Area
Leader
Farming system
Boulmane, Middle Atlas, Morroco
ENAM
Mountains

Main productions and value chains

Olives, legumes, aromatic and medicinal plants for self-consumption, urban markets and export

Main issues

Women employment and cooperative empowerment through agroforestry
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Meknès Living Lab

Area
Leader
Farming system
Area of Meknes, Morocco
ENAM
Peri-urban

Main productions and value chains

Legumes, small livestock production

Main issues

Use of chemical inputs, reduce or substitute intensive agricultural practices, participatory guarantee systems
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Luxor Living Lab

Area
Leader
Farming system
Luxor area, Upper Egypt
CIHEAM IAMM
Irrigated valley

Main productions and value chains

Sugarcane, winter wheat, corn grain and forage, alfalfa, bersim and tomato

Main issues

Overexploitation of water, chemical inputs, climate change