@article{fdi:010084607, title = {{M}apping the agricultural research systems in the {M}aghreb ({A}lgeria, {M}orocco and {T}unisia)}, author = {{Z}ebakh, {S}. and {R}houma, {A}. and {A}rvanitis, {R}igas and {S}adiki, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his article reports on the profiles of the {N}ational {A}gricultural {R}esearch {S}ystems ({NARS}) in the three {M}aghreb countries: {A}lgeria, {M}orocco and {T}unisia, through their research policies, human resources, governance, funding and scientific production. {A} bibliometric study was carried out for the three selected countries based on the {S}copus database covering the period between 2005 and 2019. {T}he research shows the distinctive case of {T}unisian growth of scientific production compared to the other two countries; it also stresses the universities' emergence as a major research actor, thus challenging the predominance of the public mission-oriented institutions dedicated to agriculture and veterinary sciences. {F}inally, it indicates significant differences between the three countries concerning governance and funding, and human resources. {O}verall, the {NARS} in the three countries are still very fragile, and a need for significant changes in the research policy making is certainly required to overcome these shortcomings.}, keywords = {{A}gricultural research ; bibliometric ; {A}lgeria ; {M}orocco ; {T}unisia ; scientific production ; research policy ; {ALGERIE} ; {MAROC} ; {TUNISIE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {NORD} ; {MAGHREB}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cience {T}echnology and {S}ociety}, volume = {27}, numero = {3}, pages = {429--455}, ISSN = {0971-7218}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1177/09717218221078231}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084607}, }