Why is there a shortage of agricultural labor in Algeria? Evidence from M'zirâa, southern Algeria's leading vegetable market
The amplification of labor shortages has become an inescapable reality for many Algerian farmers in recent years. To study this issue, systemic surveys were conducted in 125 farms in the vegetable crops pole of M'zirâa (southern Algeria). A labor shortage is reported on 56.80% of far...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bologna University press
2025-03-01
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| Series: | New Medit |
| Online Access: | https://newmedit.ciheam.org/2024/12/09/why-is-there-a-shortage-of-agricultural-labor-in-algeria-evidence-from-mziraa-southern-algerias-leading-vegetable-market/ |
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| Summary: | The amplification of labor shortages has become an inescapable reality for many
Algerian farmers in recent years. To study this issue, systemic surveys were conducted
in 125 farms in the vegetable crops pole of M'zirâa (southern Algeria). A labor shortage
is reported on 56.80% of farms. The primary causes, as identified by respondents, are
poor working and living conditions (76.67%) and low wages, which are considered
insufficient by both workers and new settlers (70.67%). On the other hand, employment
opportunities in the tertiary sector offer more interesting incomes compared to
agricultural activity, which is becoming less remunerative and less attractive.
Furthermore, the employment policies help the unemployed to create their microenterprises (78.67%). However, human capital (62.67%), personal behavior (76.00%)
and the socio-economic situation of the young workforce (55.33%) explain their
negative work perception of work in agriculture. The logistic regression results show
that remuneration and incentives, employment opportunities and youth personal
behavior affect significantly the likelihood of a labor shortage. |
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| ISSN: | 2611-1128 |