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Poor cropland fertility and a rapidly rising demand for food force Sahelian farmers to cultivate more land and shorten fallow periods. This mostly leads to a gradual decline in crop yields per hectare, which can be counterbalanced by the systematic use of livestock manure on cropland. To assess t...


Schlecht, E.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Achard, F.Turner, M.D.[Livestock related nutrient budgets within village territories in western Niger]Livestock related nutrient budgets within village territories in western Niger

Many semiarid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are experiencing vast increases in human population pressure and urbanization. These augment the demand for agricultural products and have led to the expansion, intensification, and often closer integration of crop and livestock production systems...


Powell, J.M.Pearson, R.A.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.[Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands]Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands

Agricultural production in the semi-arid agro-ecosystems of the Sahel centres on cereal staple crops and pastoralism with increasing crop-livestock integration. Animals mobilize soil fertility through manure production, graze crop by-products, and transfer nutrients from distant pastures to crop...


Rovere, R. LaHiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Keulen, H. vanSchiere, J.B.Szonyi, J.A.[Co-evolutionary scenarios of intensification and privatization of resource use in rural communities of south-western Niger]Co-evolutionary scenarios of intensification and privatization of resource use in rural communities of south-western Niger

Integrated natural resource management (INRM) is considered in the context of evolving crop-livestock systems in West Africa and recent Developments in approaches for INRM research. The major crop-livestock systems, ranging from extensive grazing, through integrated crop-livestock farming to inte...


Tarawali, Shirley A.Keatinge, J.D.H.Powell, J.M.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Lyasse, O.Sanginga, Nteranya[Integrated natural resource management in West African crop-livestock systems]Integrated natural resource management in West African crop-livestock systems

In semi-arid south-western Niger, climatic variability, low productivity, poverty and institutional constraints limit the scope of agricultural production to meet the rising needs of the growing human population. The integration of crop and livestock production activities has long been seen as th...


Rovere, R. LaHiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Keulen, H. van[Options for intensification of mixed crop-livestock systems in rural communities of south-western Niger: Prospects and constraints]Options for intensification of mixed crop-livestock systems in rural communities of south-western Niger: Prospects and constraints

This paper outlines the role of livestock in integrated nutrient management in semi-arid west Africa. Farmers' strategies in the use of animal manure as well as research efforts to better understand the process of nutrient cycling through livestock in mixed farming systems are described. It con...


Williams, Timothy O.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Fernández Rivera, S.[The role of livestock in integrated nutrient management in semi-arid West Africa]The role of livestock in integrated nutrient management in semi-arid West Africa

Feed and grazing management affect both the quantity and quality of animal manure and consequently nutrient cycling in the mixed crop-livestock systems in West Africa Sahel. Dietary measures can significantly influence the composition of manure and hence it’s agricultural value. High nutrient fee...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Fernández Rivera, S.Sangare, M.[Nutrient management in livestock systems in West Africa Sahel with emphasis on feed and grazing management]Nutrient management in livestock systems in West Africa Sahel with emphasis on feed and grazing management

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