"...M&M phase III will end on December 31, 2008. But, impacts of the results and achievements will remain with the communities andthe national teams. Success stories presented by different teams in this issue show the struggle of agropastoral communities with recurrent droughts and the unprecedented price increases of food, feed, and energy in all countries. It is urgent that decision makers invest more in the dry areas to increase the uptake of new TIPOs. and base their local development on innovation, science and technology." (Dr. Mohammed EL MOURID)
…This is why M&M III is tackling Drought issues 29 Jul 08
Attempt of increasing the resilience of the poor in harsh climate via TIPOs is an urgent matter (Thomas 2008), but this should build on existing coping strategies that generally involved, preparedness, coping, adapting and recovering (Dietz and Verhagen, 2004). Vis-à-vis the climatic, socio-economic and ecological changes, the pastoral communities in M&M III area of intervention, implemented various adaptive strategies for sustaining their main source of income. Animal production is managed now on a radically different way shaped by a powerful requirement: ...
Where are we standing with regard participatory and community approches institutionalization ? June 22, 2008
What is bringing the collaboration betwen Mashreq&Maghreb III project and the implementators (development projects, local authorities, NGOs…) of the National Program for Agricultural and Rural Development (PNDAR) at the Djelfa level in term of tools, methodologies in order to reach actually the poor ...
"...This M&M News issue presents examples of knowledge, technologies and institutional setups implemented on the ground that are helping agropastoral communities better face the new challenges and volatile environments." (Dr. Mohammed EL MOURID)
Extraction du goudron végétal , une source de revenu de quelques ménages de bouiret Lahdab 02 May 2008
by Atmane MOKKEDEM
Depuis des années le goudron végétal est utilisé par les populations de la région dans différents domaines, cette denrée est produite traditionnellement à partir du bois de genévrier (juniperus phoenicea L) appelée localement « Arar ». L'exploitation du genévrier à Bouiret-Lahdeb s’effectue par les riverains de ...
Insights of M&MIII's local institutions research activity 14 Mar 08
Legal framework and the effectiveness of local institutions in the area of M&M III intervention. The objective of this activity is to Ensure sustainable improvement of the formal and informal institutions related to community development....
Fighting rural migration in Bouiret Lahdab 09 Mar 08
Should I stay or should I go? no, this is not the famous question of the no less famous Clash’s song. Rather the question that a hundreds of household’s head have still asking for long time when their life and livelihoods means were facing a kind of dead end .....
Bouiret Lahdab representative and Mashrek&maghreb III's scientists meet the djelfa's top decision-maker at the close of Community Development Plan elaboration phase...
Watch a part of the video taked on the M&M III's introductory workshop with Bouiret Lahdab community...
Bouiret lahdeb & M&M III team : First steps of colaborative work 07 Nov 07
There is a place, among the Mashrek&Maghreb III‘s activities for a beautiful story of collaboration between the local population and the M&MIII research team. Indeed the participation of the community was crucial during the problems identification and the planning/ programming phases, but the less expected collaboration was the participation of the community numbers in the fulfilment of the community survey.
Gender Research activity of M&M III' project 07 Nov 07
Research activity aiming the development of rural women capacities in processing local products within Bouiret Lahadab Community (Djelfa) and within the framework of Mashrek&Maghreb III project.
Who would have believed that this woman, coming from remotely located part of Djelfa, resulting from a modest family and self-educated , finds herself one day, honored by the President of the Republic of Algeria for her efforts in the promotion of the rural woman ...
Their names are Nassima, Sihem, Mbarka, they covers a huge territory for the implementation of rural women dedicated program, a compound of an ambitious development program for the Steppe areas in Algeria. They are members of ...
Kasri Tounes lost her husband at the time of the Algerian liberation war, young widow with children, she succeed in surviving thanks to the sole know-how that she ever acquired: farming.
Naima Ait Hamlat Ouferhat joined the M&M III’s team in 2006. Algerian of origin, Naima belongs to INRAA since 1998, agro economist specialized in gender analysis particularly the rural woman....
by Atmane MOKKEDEM 
