The role of agriculture and agro-processing for development in Tunisia

Figueroa, Jose Luis; Mahmoud, Mai; El-Enbaby, Hoda; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1978-264X Figueroa, Jose Luis; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4053-6497 Mahmoud, Mai; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-4637 El-Enbaby, Hoda

The role of agriculture and agro-processing for development in Tunisia

2018

Figueroa, Jose Luis; Mahmoud, Mai; El-Enbaby, Hoda | http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1978-264X Figueroa, Jose Luis; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4053-6497 Mahmoud, Mai; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-4637 El-Enbaby, Hoda

This paper is part of a series of three country-case studies to investigate the potential role of agro-processing for economic development based on the strong backward and forward linkages agro-processing firms have with the agricultural sector. Previous analyses for Egypt and Jordan (Figueroa, Mahmoud, and Breisinger 2017; El-Enbaby et al. 2016) have shown how developing the agro-processing sub-sector as well as encouraging the production of high-value crops can promote economic and social well-being, especially in rural areas where the majority of the poor are concentrated. In continuation with this line of research, this paper aims at analyzing: • What role agriculture has played for the Tunisian economy in recent years; • What is the role of agricultural productivity and structural change in fostering agricultural growth in Tunisia; and • What is the potential of agro-processing for economic development and rural transformation in the country.

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Non-PR

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IFPRI1; EgyptSSP; CRP2; 4 Transforming Agricultural and Rural Economies

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PIM; DSGD

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CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

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