Auteur :
Allali
Khalil
Année de Publication :
2004
Type : Article
Thème : Agriculture
Couverture :
Maroc
This study uses hedonic pricing techniques to estimate the value of agricultural amenities inMorocco’s High Atlas Mountains. The analysis is limited to positive externalities related to land use,providing indicators to better inform policy decisions effecting rural and agricultural development.Advantages linked to landscape planning and its contribution to sustaining the tourism activity aredocumented. Amenities specific to mountain agriculture have a positive influence on the touristaccommodation rental market and particularly on farmhouses. These advantages include jointproducts linked to the farmhouses bordering cultivated areas, the scenery value of annual crops, theshade and attractiveness provided by walnut trees and the presence of domestic animals.