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Background Excessive rainwater during the rainy season and lack of water in the dry season have been challenging the agricultural productivity and food security for rural communities in southern Mali. Various soil and water conservation practices were implemented in the past to improve crop yield...


Zemadim, BirhanuTabo, Ramadjita[Shallow wells, the untapped resource with a potential to improve agriculture and food security in southern Mali]Shallow wells, the untapped resource with a potential to improve agriculture and food security in southern Mali

In the Fakara region of the Sahel zone, Niger, West Africa, farmers have been implementing traditional soil man-agement practices such as the application of dry farmyard manure (FYM) and household waste (HHW), livestockcorralling, and fallows. Previousstudies, however, have not accumulatedenough ...


Suzuki, K.Matsunaga, R.Hayashi, K.Matsumoto, N.Tabo, RamadjitaTobita, S.Okada, K.[Effects of traditional soil management practices on the nutrient status in Sahelian sandy soils of Niger, West Africa]Effects of traditional soil management practices on the nutrient status in Sahelian sandy soils of Niger, West Africa

To address the problem of restricted access to grazing by cattle in wet season in the Sahel, a grazing trial was conducted to study the effect of duration of grazing and grazing method on cattle nutrition and performance. Twenty-four intact steers weighing 259 kg (SD=62) were randomly allotted to...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Fernández Rivera, S.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Tabo, Ramadjita[Implications of restricted access to grazing by cattle in wet season in the Sahel]Implications of restricted access to grazing by cattle in wet season in the Sahel

Indigenous knowledge is unevenly distributed. Individual knowledge level may be affected by many factors such as gender, age, ethnicity, profession, religious and cultural beliefs, abundance and usefulness of the species. This study documents indigenous knowledge of herbaceous and woody plant spe...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Briejer, M.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Udo, H.M.J.Tabo, Ramadjita[Botanical knowledge and its differentiation by age, gender and ethnicity in southwestern Niger]Botanical knowledge and its differentiation by age, gender and ethnicity in southwestern Niger

Knowledge pertaining to local plant species in West African Sahel has been poorly documented despite the central role local vegetation plays in the everyday lives of the rural people. An ethnobotanical study was conducted between April and November 2005 to document knowledge and uses of local her...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Briejer, M.Udo, H.M.J.Tabo, Ramadjita[Uses of local plant species by agropastoralists in south-western Niger]Uses of local plant species by agropastoralists in south-western Niger

This study documents indigenous knowledge of breeds of cattle, sheep and goats in southwestern Niger, and includes both pastoralists and agropastoralists. Our study included sheep and goats in view of the increasing importance of small ruminants in livestock production systems in the Sahel since ...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Kango, M.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Udo, H.M.J.Tabo, Ramadjita[Herders' perceptions on ruminant livestock breeds and breeding management in Southwestern Niger]Herders' perceptions on ruminant livestock breeds and breeding management in Southwestern Niger

To determine the efficiency of utilization of organic matter in agricultural production, nitrogen flow was estimated within a village-farm model in the west of Niger, West Africa. Nitrogen was focused on in this study as it is known to be a major nutrient component of organic matter and one of th...


Hayashi, K.Matsumoto, N.Hayashi, E.Abdoulaye, TahirouShinjo, H.Tabo, RamadjitaMatsunaga, R.Tobita, S.[Estimation of nitrogen flow within a villagefarm model in Fakara region in Niger, Sahelian zone of West Africa]Estimation of nitrogen flow within a villagefarm model in Fakara region in Niger, Sahelian zone of West Africa

The potential of participatory scenario processes to catalyse individual and collective transformation and policy change is emphasised in several theoretical reflections. Participatory scenario processes are believed to enhance participants’ systems understanding, learning, networking and subsequ...


Totin, EdmondButler, JamesSidibe, AmadouPartey, SamuelThornton, Philip K.Tabo, Ramadjita[Can scenario planning catalyse transformational change? Evaluating a climate change policy case study in Mali]Can scenario planning catalyse transformational change? Evaluating a climate change policy case study in Mali

Soil and water conservation (SWC) practices like that of erosion control and soil fertility measures were commonly practiced in the semiarid region of southern Mali since the 1980s. The SWC practices were mainly meant to increase water availability in the subsurface, reduce farm water runoff and ...


Zemadim, BirhanuTraoré, KalifaGumma, Murali K.Badolo, FélixTabo, RamadjitaWhitbread, Anthony M.[A watershed approach to managing rainfed agriculture in the semiarid region of southern Mali: integrated research on water and land use]A watershed approach to managing rainfed agriculture in the semiarid region of southern Mali: integrated research on water and land use

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