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Advances in knowledge of processes in soil–tree–crop interactions in parkland systems in the West African Sahel: A review
The ‘parklands’ that form the most widespread farming systems in the Sahelian zone of West Africa are
farming systems in which annual crops are grown under scattered trees preserved from the natural
vegetation by farmers ...
Crop production under different rainfall and management conditions in agroforestry parkland systems in Burkina Faso: observations and simulation with WaNuLCAS model
Traditional agroforestry parkland systems
in Burkina Faso are under threat due to human
pressure and climate variability and change, requiring
a better understanding for planning of adaptation.
Field experiments were ...
Training workshop on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Agroforestry practices in Sahelian countries
A training workshop on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Agroforestry practices in Sahelian countries was held in Sikasso from 08 to 10 December 2015. About 30 participants coming from 7 institutions, ICRAF-Sahel, Catholic ...
Plan Comparison Protocol: Tree Planting in Burkina Faso
Balanites aegyptiaca is a native tree species in the West African Sahel and provide food, fodder, medicine, wood for fuel, construction and other essential products (Orwa 2009, Arbonnier 2000). It belongs to the family ...
Field-scale modeling of tree–crop interactions: Challenges and development needs
Agroforestry has attracted considerable attention in recent years because of its potential to reduce poverty, improve
food security, reduce land degradation and mitigate climate change. However, progress in promoting ...
Gender in decision making, access to and control over labor and extension services: A Perception survey in Burkina-Faso
The new knowledge, technologies, practices, institutions and policies developed by the CGIAR and partners change the social and economic returns to key productive resources for agriculture (e.g. biodiversity, land, water, ...
Soil organic carbon stocks in semi-arid West African drylands: implications for climate change adaptation and mitigation
In the West African drylands, SOC sequestration is seen as one of the prominent strategies to both enhance the resilience of agro-ecosystems and mitigate global greenhouse effects. However, there is a dearth of baseline ...
Farmer incentives to protect and manage on-farm tree natural regeneration in Nigerien Dryland
The present data are related to drivers of tree conservation on farmlands.
Survey questionnaire to 360 households on the linkage between tree regeneration and conservation on livelihood at DS benchmark site in Burkina Faso
Survey questionnaire to 360 households on the linkage between tree regeneration and conservation on livelihood at DS benchmark site in Burkina Faso.
Gender in decision making, access to and control over labor and extension services: A Perception survey in Mali
Mali, a country located at the heart of the West African region, has embarked on extension programs supported by research institutions and foreign mining companies since the years of independence. As part of the structural ...