Agroforestry as a solution for multiple climate change challenges in Africa

Mbow, Cheikh; Toensmeier, Eric; Brandt, Martin S.; Skole, David L.; Dieng, Moussa; Garrity, D. P.; Poulter, B.

doi:10.19103/as.2020.0064.17

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“…Detailed and accurate knowledge of the extent and type of land cover changes will afford more precise estimates of carbon added to or removed from the atmosphere. In view of the large area gains of cropland in semiarid West Africa, promoting agroforestry as an effective climate change adaptation and efficient carbon sink 60 could counter the negative impacts of large-scale savanna-cropland transitions on the carbon balance.…”

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Accelerating land cover change in West Africa over four decades as population pressure increased

Herrmann

Brandt

Rasmussen

et al. 2020

Commun Earth Environ

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Rapid population growth in West Africa has exerted increasing pressures on land resources, leading to observable changes in the land cover and land use. However, spatially explicit and thematically detailed quantitative analyses of land cover change over long time periods and at regional scale have been lacking. Here we present a change intensity analysis of a Landsat-based, visually interpreted, multi-date (1975, 2000, 2013) land cover dataset of West Africa, stratified into five bioclimatic sub-regions. Change intensities accelerated over time and increased from the arid to the sub-humid sub-regions, as did population densities. The area occupied by human-dominated land cover categories more than doubled from 493,000 km2 in 1975 to 1,121,000 km2 in 2013. Land cover change intensities within 10 km of new settlement locations exceeded the region-wide average by up to a factor of three, substantiating the significant role of population pressure as a force of change. The spatial patterns of the human footprint in West Africa, however, suggest that not only population pressure but also changing socioeconomic conditions and policies shape the complexity of land cover outcomes.

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Accelerating land cover change in West Africa over four decades as population pressure increased

Herrmann

Brandt

Rasmussen

et al. 2020

Commun Earth Environ

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“…The land potential of Africa is real yet unused [59]; the sources of food are many and a large portion of that diversity is not formally part of national food policies. The "neglected crops", including trees producing nutritious fruits, have not been formally developed despite the growing recognition that these may be the quick wins to solve instant food and nutrition demand [61].…”

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“…A starting point is to assess and establish some level of tree-cover using suitable species that support agroecological function for an optimum yield, while supporting local livelihoods and maintaining soil health [66]. Larger gains can be achieved if we understand the circumstances in which productivity is significantly increased through integrated approaches of crop production, rather than full and exclusive options for mineral fertilizers [61]. The application of an integrated approach needs to be for both small and large private agri-businesses.…”

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“…[53,79] Enhancement of carbon sequestration in soils, biota, and long-lived products Increases in the area of carbon-rich ecosystems such as forests (afforestation and reforestation), increased carbon storage per unit area (e.g., increased stocking density in forests), carbon sequestration in soils, and wood use in construction activities. [61,80] Provision of products with low GHG emissions…”

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Use It Sustainably or Lose It! The Land Stakes in SDGs for Sub-Saharan Africa

Mbow

2020

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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) failed to meet most Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require knowledge-intensive actions that weigh development goals against sustainability options with several possibilities in various contexts. Land resources are the mainstay for most African communities and the basis of achievement of most SDGs. The “transformation imperative” in Africa will only take place in a differentiated set of resource management and use. The baselines in African countries are rather low in terms of internal policy and economic functions. The objective of this paper is to instate ideas on ways to achieve the SDGs through a new transformative design based on a collective capacity of diverse actors to access a range of land-based practices. We should selectively adapt, adopt, or consolidate various land innovations by targeting place and time where various practices have worked or can work in a range of ecologies; what seems to work over the short-term but reduces risks for the long-term; and what the implications are for wealth, food production, livelihoods, climate change, resilience, and development. This requires a greater capacity to apply what is known about transformative action but also set a collaborative learning system to influence policy-makers and action-takers to support sustainable transformation.

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“…However, maize yields in Côte d'Ivoire remain low and local production covers only 30% of consumption needs [9]. This low yield is due to a combination of factors [10], including, along with disease and pests, a decline in soil fertility [11]. This is mainly due to intensive cultivation and soil erosion.…”

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Revolutionizing Maize (Zea mays l.) Growth: Evaluating the Impact of Tokyo 8 Microorganism-based Biofertilizer in Southern Côte d'Ivoire Farmers' Fields

Martial,

Edouard,

Didier

et al. 2024

IJPSS

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The exclusive use of mineral fertilisers for production contributes to the destruction of certain microflora and microfauna in the soil, as well as reducing the organic matter content, which in turn reduces soil fertility. With the aim of finding an alternative to crop fertilisation on the farm, a micro-organism-based biofertiliser (Tokyo 8) was introduced and tested on maize crops. Three types of Tokyo 8 doses were tested: T2: Tokyo 8 diluted 50 times, T3: Tokyo 8 diluted 75 times and T4: Tokyo 8 diluted 100 times. In addition, two controls were tested, namely T0: control without fertiliser and T1: control with NPK 12-22-22 fertiliser. The trials were set up in a Fisher block design with three replicates. The results show that, like NPK, biofertiliser improves maize growth parameters and yield components. It provides the mineral elements required for maize growth and development. However, to be used effectively, Tokyo 8 biofertiliser needs to be diluted sensibly. A dilution of 75% seems to be the ideal for optimum use in maize crops.

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Agroforestry as a solution for multiple climate change challenges in Africa

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Accelerating land cover change in West Africa over four decades as population pressure increased

Accelerating land cover change in West Africa over four decades as population pressure increased

Use It Sustainably or Lose It! The Land Stakes in SDGs for Sub-Saharan Africa

Revolutionizing Maize (Zea mays l.) Growth: Evaluating the Impact of Tokyo 8 Microorganism-based Biofertilizer in Southern Côte d'Ivoire Farmers' Fields

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