Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa

Autores
Félix, Georges F.; Diedhiou, Ibrahima; Le Garff, Marie; Timmermann, Cristian; Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy; Cournac, Laurent; Groot, Jeroen C.J.; Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
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2018
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Strategies that strengthen and use biodiversity are crucial for sustained food production and livelihoods in semiarid West Africa. The objective of this paper was to examine the role of biodiversity in sustaining diverse forms of multifunctional farming practices while at the same time providing ecological services to subsistence-oriented farming families in the region of study through mechanisms as (a) crop species diversification, (b) management of spatial heterogeneity, and (c) diversification of nutrition-sensitive landscapes. Our analysis shows that crop associations between cereals and legumes or between perennials and annuals, have overall positive effects on soil characteristics and often improve crop yields. Soil heterogeneity is produced by woody perennials and termites. Local management provides opportunities to collect a diversity of nutrition-rich species year-round and sustain household nutrition.
Fil: Félix, Georges F. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Diedhiou, Ibrahima. University of Thiès. ENSA; Senegal
Fil: Le Garff, Marie. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Timmermmann, Cristian. Universidad de Chile. Instituto de Estudios Internacionales; Chile
Fil: Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy. Institute of Research for Development. Functional Ecology and Biochemistry of Soils and Agroecosystems; Francia
Fil: Cournac, Laurent. Institute of Research for Development. Functional Ecology and Biochemistry of Soils and Agroecosystems; Francia
Fil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fuente
Global food security 18 : 76-85. (2018)
Materia
Biodiversidad
Biodiversity
Semiarid Zones
Small Scale Farming
Agroforestry
Intercropping
Zona Semiárida
Pequeñas Explotaciones
Agroforesteria
Cultivo Intercalado
Isoptera
Ecological Engineering
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Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
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spelling Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West AfricaFélix, Georges F.Diedhiou, IbrahimaLe Garff, MarieTimmermann, CristianClermont-Dauphin, CathyCournac, LaurentGroot, Jeroen C.J.Tittonell, Pablo AdrianBiodiversidadBiodiversitySemiarid ZonesSmall Scale FarmingAgroforestryIntercroppingZona SemiáridaPequeñas ExplotacionesAgroforesteriaCultivo IntercaladoIsopteraEcological EngineeringStrategies that strengthen and use biodiversity are crucial for sustained food production and livelihoods in semiarid West Africa. The objective of this paper was to examine the role of biodiversity in sustaining diverse forms of multifunctional farming practices while at the same time providing ecological services to subsistence-oriented farming families in the region of study through mechanisms as (a) crop species diversification, (b) management of spatial heterogeneity, and (c) diversification of nutrition-sensitive landscapes. Our analysis shows that crop associations between cereals and legumes or between perennials and annuals, have overall positive effects on soil characteristics and often improve crop yields. Soil heterogeneity is produced by woody perennials and termites. Local management provides opportunities to collect a diversity of nutrition-rich species year-round and sustain household nutrition.Fil: Félix, Georges F. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Diedhiou, Ibrahima. University of Thiès. ENSA; SenegalFil: Le Garff, Marie. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Timmermmann, Cristian. Universidad de Chile. Instituto de Estudios Internacionales; ChileFil: Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy. Institute of Research for Development. Functional Ecology and Biochemistry of Soils and Agroecosystems; FranciaFil: Cournac, Laurent. Institute of Research for Development. Functional Ecology and Biochemistry of Soils and Agroecosystems; FranciaFil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Tittonell, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; ArgentinaElsevier2018-09-20T13:42:45Z2018-09-20T13:42:45Z2018-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3423https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S22119124183001302211-9124https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2018.08.005Global food security 18 : 76-85. (2018)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-10-23T11:16:40Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/3423instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-10-23 11:16:40.675INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa
title Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa
spellingShingle Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa
Félix, Georges F.
Biodiversidad
Biodiversity
Semiarid Zones
Small Scale Farming
Agroforestry
Intercropping
Zona Semiárida
Pequeñas Explotaciones
Agroforesteria
Cultivo Intercalado
Isoptera
Ecological Engineering
title_short Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa
title_full Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa
title_fullStr Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa
title_full_unstemmed Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa
title_sort Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Félix, Georges F.
Diedhiou, Ibrahima
Le Garff, Marie
Timmermann, Cristian
Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy
Cournac, Laurent
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
author Félix, Georges F.
author_facet Félix, Georges F.
Diedhiou, Ibrahima
Le Garff, Marie
Timmermann, Cristian
Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy
Cournac, Laurent
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
author_role author
author2 Diedhiou, Ibrahima
Le Garff, Marie
Timmermann, Cristian
Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy
Cournac, Laurent
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biodiversidad
Biodiversity
Semiarid Zones
Small Scale Farming
Agroforestry
Intercropping
Zona Semiárida
Pequeñas Explotaciones
Agroforesteria
Cultivo Intercalado
Isoptera
Ecological Engineering
topic Biodiversidad
Biodiversity
Semiarid Zones
Small Scale Farming
Agroforestry
Intercropping
Zona Semiárida
Pequeñas Explotaciones
Agroforesteria
Cultivo Intercalado
Isoptera
Ecological Engineering
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Strategies that strengthen and use biodiversity are crucial for sustained food production and livelihoods in semiarid West Africa. The objective of this paper was to examine the role of biodiversity in sustaining diverse forms of multifunctional farming practices while at the same time providing ecological services to subsistence-oriented farming families in the region of study through mechanisms as (a) crop species diversification, (b) management of spatial heterogeneity, and (c) diversification of nutrition-sensitive landscapes. Our analysis shows that crop associations between cereals and legumes or between perennials and annuals, have overall positive effects on soil characteristics and often improve crop yields. Soil heterogeneity is produced by woody perennials and termites. Local management provides opportunities to collect a diversity of nutrition-rich species year-round and sustain household nutrition.
Fil: Félix, Georges F. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Diedhiou, Ibrahima. University of Thiès. ENSA; Senegal
Fil: Le Garff, Marie. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Timmermmann, Cristian. Universidad de Chile. Instituto de Estudios Internacionales; Chile
Fil: Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy. Institute of Research for Development. Functional Ecology and Biochemistry of Soils and Agroecosystems; Francia
Fil: Cournac, Laurent. Institute of Research for Development. Functional Ecology and Biochemistry of Soils and Agroecosystems; Francia
Fil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
description Strategies that strengthen and use biodiversity are crucial for sustained food production and livelihoods in semiarid West Africa. The objective of this paper was to examine the role of biodiversity in sustaining diverse forms of multifunctional farming practices while at the same time providing ecological services to subsistence-oriented farming families in the region of study through mechanisms as (a) crop species diversification, (b) management of spatial heterogeneity, and (c) diversification of nutrition-sensitive landscapes. Our analysis shows that crop associations between cereals and legumes or between perennials and annuals, have overall positive effects on soil characteristics and often improve crop yields. Soil heterogeneity is produced by woody perennials and termites. Local management provides opportunities to collect a diversity of nutrition-rich species year-round and sustain household nutrition.
publishDate 2018
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