Hmimsa Y. auteur aut IRD Ramet A. auteur aut IRD Dubuisson C. auteur aut IRD El Fatehi S. auteur aut IRD Hossaert-McKey M. auteur aut IRD Kahi H. auteur aut IRD Munch J. auteur aut IRD Proffit M. auteur aut IRD Salpeteur Matthieu auteur aut IRD Aumeeruddy-Thomas Y. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The Mediterranean fig (Ficus carica) is dioecious, with distinct male and female trees. Its pollinator, Blastophaga psenes, is hosted within male figs. We studied caprification, a practice to facilitate pollination by placing male figs from which pollinators emerge in female trees, among Jbala farmers in Morocco to analyze (1) farmers' knowledge of the pollinator's life cycle and receptivity of female figs; (2) the distribution of female fig varieties and diversity of male trees planted; and (3) the roles of social exchange networks in securing access to caprifigs using participant observation, open and semi-structured surveys, and an ego-centered protocol to study caprifig exchange networks. We document farmers' knowledge regarding caprification, the pollinator life cycle, and the caprification of intermediate male fig generations under adverse climatic conditions. Caprifig exchange networks show the critical role of markets in obtaining caprifigs for early fig varieties and in exchanges among farmers for late varieties. specialized Ficus carica Caprifig tree Blastophaga psenes Caprification Social exchange networks Farmer ethnoecological knowledge Jbala farmers Rif mountains Northern Morocco MAROC 106 076 021 52 2 289-302 2024 0300-7839 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090554 10.1007/s10745-024-00493-6 0300-7839 [F B010090554] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090554 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2024-05/010090554.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2024-05-22 2026-06-12 fdi:010090554 fre