Embedded Files
Tunisian farming disrupted by the climate crisis
After several months of study, here is what we can deduce from the state of Tunisian agriculture:
Evolution of piezometric level since 1910 in Crétéville a village of Tunisia
Tunisia is a water-poor country, with an availability of renewable water per year and per inhabitant of 486 m3, well below the average of 1,200 m3 per inhabitant per year and 500 m3 recommended by the UN. The risk of shortage is therefore alarming in Tunisia, due to the excessive use of water, drought and the salinization of groundwater.
This lack of water caused by global warming affects agriculture considerably. Moreover, former peasants whom we interviewed confirmed to us that these climate problemes due to global warming such as: sea level rise, coastal erosion, sand waves from the Sahara or massive increase of living species wich destroy crops, affected agriculture.
Agriculture therefore becomes unprofitable and it is for this reason that the peasants leave the countryside for the big cities (rural exodus) like Sousse which cannot offer favorable conditions and work for all!
For this reason it is important to find solutions to fight against the temperature increase, water stress, the sea level rise, the erosion of coastlines and the massive increase of living species like bacteria...
Rural exodus : Migration of people from rural areas, and mainly the agricultural population, to urban areas.
(Larousse dictionary)
Page updated
Report abuse