The liberal growth model in the agriculture of Maghreb countries and the deterioration of natural resources
Abstract
Natural resources in the Maghreb region are scarce and deteriorating due to overexploitation and accelerated climate change. National strategies aimed at preserving these natural resources (soil, water, forests and biodiversity) proved unable to tame a serious environmental crisis. The adoption of a liberal-inspired agricultural growth model and the imperative evoked by public agricultural policies to increase production ‘‘whatever it takes’’ to achieve the objective of food security encourages intensive use of these natural resources. It drives overexploitation and deterioration which endangers the ecological balance of agricultural systems in the region.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Agriculture
Land Use
Rural Development
Natural Resources and Economic Development
Agricultural economics and policies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Maghreb - Machrek
- Volume
- Supplément n° 260-261
- Issue
- 7-8
- Pages
- 15–30
- Publication date
- 28 January 2026
- Language
- FR