السياسية الكولونيالية في مجال الري الزراعي بالجزائر 1830-1962

Abstract EN

Colonial PolicyIn the field of Agricultural Irrigation in Algeria, 1830-1962The issue of agricultural water is one of the most difficult bets for the French agricultural policy in Algeria.

The country has given it great importance since the early years of the occupation and it has utilized it optimally in harmony with its agricultural orientations.

The importance of this strategic material has increased after the expansion of the colonial areas.

The growing number of colonials and the growth of settlements and their flow in the countryside and the growth in the agricultural sector as a result of the successes achieved in the field of tropical agriculture, the continued prosperity of grain farming, and the steady growth in viticulture, as French demand for Algerian products increased.

This study contributes to uncovering the most important French projects in the field of agricultural irrigation in Algeria, revealing the real objectives behind them, and their contribution in giving the qualitative shift of the agricultural colonial economy in Algeria.