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Agricultural practices have constantly changed in West Africa, and understanding the factors that have driven the changes may help guide strategies to promote sustainable agriculture in the region. To contribute to such efforts, this paper analyzes drivers of change in farming practices in the re...


Ouédraogo, MathieuZougmoré, Robert B.Moussa, Abdoulaye S.Partey, Samuel T.Thornton, Philip K.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Badiane Ndour, Ndèye YacineSomé, LéopoldNaab, Jesse B.Boureima, MoussaDiakite, L.Quirós, Carlos[Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa]Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa

In the Sahel region, seasonal predictions are crucial to alleviate the impacts of climate variability on populations' livelihoods. Agricultural planning (e.g., decisions about sowing date, fertilizer application date, and choice of crop or cultivar) is based on empirical predictive indices whose ...


Lodoun TSanon MGiannini, A.Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.Somé, LéopoldRasolodimby JM[Seasonal forecasts in the Sahel region: the use of rainfall-based predictive variables]Seasonal forecasts in the Sahel region: the use of rainfall-based predictive variables

Climate information is recognized as a powerful tool to reduce the effect of climate risk and uncertainty on crop production and increase the resilience and the adaptive capacity of farmers in semi-arid zones. This paper estimates farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for climate information within c...


Ouédraogo, MathieuBarry, SilamanaZougmoré, Robert B.Partey, Samuel T.Somé, LéopoldBaki, Gregoire[Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso]Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso

Adaptation strategies to reduce smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability and seasonality are needed given the frequency of extreme weather events predicted to increase during the next decades in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in West Africa. We explored the linkages between sel...


Douxchamps, SabineSilvestri, SilviaMoussa, Abdoulaye S.Quirós, CarlosSomé, LéopoldHerrero, Mario T.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Ouédraogo, MathieuThornton, Philip K.Asten, Piet J.A. vanZougmoré, Robert B.Rufino, Mariana C.Buah, S.S.J.Wijk, Mark T. vanBadiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine[Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa]Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa

Daily rainfall records of 39 stations spanning the different agro climatic zones of Burkina Faso were analyzed to describe the evolution of five seasonal rainfall descriptors over time. The period from1941 to 2000, including the two most contrasted periods in the recent history of the Sahelian cl...


Lodoun TGiannini, A.Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.Somé, LéopoldSanon MVaksmann, M.Rasolodimby JM[Changes in seasonal descriptors of precipitation in Burkina Faso associated with late 20th century drought and recovery in West Africa]Changes in seasonal descriptors of precipitation in Burkina Faso associated with late 20th century drought and recovery in West Africa

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