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| | Gender and Alfalfa Improvement in the Oasis Area, Ziz Valley, Morocco |
 | | Farming in the Ziz Valley oasis area is based on traditional, intensified, polyculture systems (date palm, fruit trees, olive, alfalfa, cereals and vegetables) developed in response to high population density and limited irrigation. |
 | | To improve forage production in the oasis area of the Ziz Valley, the participation of man and women in development must be institutionalized according to task and responsibility by gender. |
 | | Women's participation is especially needed to conserve alfalfa landraces in the oasis agroecosystem using their traditional knowledge, and in the sharing of improved methods. |
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