2013
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-162
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The dairy chains in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia): from self sufficiency options to food dependency?

Abstract: The Maghreb countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) have experienced since the early 1950s a rapid demographic growth coupled to a significant rhythm of urbanization. This has led to a marked increase in the demand of dairy products. In order to secure the supply, specific policies have been implemented. They mainly consisted in the establishment of a dairy industry, based on the processing of either raw milk produced locally (in Morocco and Tunisia) or imported milk powder (in Algeria). These divergent optio… Show more

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“…The country is indeed one of the world's major importers of dairy products (Sraïri et al . ). Small ruminant milk is generally consumed within the household.…”
Section: Traditional Milk Processing and Derived Productsmentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…The country is indeed one of the world's major importers of dairy products (Sraïri et al . ). Small ruminant milk is generally consumed within the household.…”
Section: Traditional Milk Processing and Derived Productsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…It is estimated, however, that 10–15% of Morocco's raw milk passes through it and that farmers receive a 15–20% higher price than that paid by official collection centres (Sraïri et al . ).…”
Section: Traditional Milk Processing and Derived Productsmentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…Klila is usually kept in glass jars or in tulle bags but in some rural areas women retain it in goatskin bags called mezwed. It was once the object of trade in Sahara by nomadic tribes, whereas nowadays it is produced and consumed fresh or dried in both rural and urban areas (Sraïri et al 2013).…”
Section: Fresh Cheesementioning
confidence: 99%
“…A nivel mundial algunos países han optado por fortalecer la producción interna de leche como medio para abastecer la demanda nacional, mientras que otros han optado por las importaciones. Taher et al (2013) estudiaron estos dos modelos al analizar los casos de Marruecos, Túnez y Argelia en el norte de África. Los dos primeros países optaron por apoyar su producción interna, logrando autosuficiencia, mientras que en el caso de Argelia se optó por el mercado internacional para abastecerse, y actualmente es uno de los mayores importadores mundiales de leche en polvo.…”
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