This article presents the results of a methodology based on an extensive sociological fieldwork in three different sites settled along a gradient of aridity in Nigerien Sahel. This fieldwork led to build a set of rules for the behaviour of individuals in non-pastoralist villages. We implemented t...
Saqalli, M.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Bielders, Charles L.
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Defourny, Pierre
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[Testing the impact of social forces on the evolution of Sahelian farming systems: a combined agent-based modeling and anthropological approach]
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Testing the impact of social forces on the evolution of Sahelian farming systems: a combined agent-based modeling and anthropological approach
Conservation agriculture (CA)—the simultaneous application of minimum soil disturbance, crop residue retention, and crop diversification—is a key approach to address declining soil fertility and the adverse effects of climate change in southern Africa. Applying the three defining principles of CA...
Thierfelder, Christian
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Setimela, Peter
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Nyagumbo, I.
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Mupangwa, W.
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Mhlanga, B.
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Lee, N.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa: A review]
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Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa: A review
The rainfall pattern in the Sahel is very erratic with a high spatial variability. We tested the often reported hypothesis that the dispersion of farmers’ fields around the village territory helps mitigate agro-climatic risk by increasing yield stability from year to year. We also wished to evalu...
Akponikpè, Pierre B.I.
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Minet, J.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Defourny, Pierre
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Bielders, Charles L.
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[Spatial fields’ dispersion as a farmer strategy to reduce agro-climatic risk at the household level in pearl millet-based systems in the Sahel: A modeling perspective]
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Spatial fields’ dispersion as a farmer strategy to reduce agro-climatic risk at the household level in pearl millet-based systems in the Sahel: A modeling perspective