De nouvelles règles foncières pour un usage plus agroécologique des territoires en Afrique de l'Ouest

Livestock grazing systems and sustainable development in the Mediterranean and Tropical areas

“…The rural commune of Koumbia, located in the heart of the cotton-growing zone, consisting of 14 villages on 1,358 km² of savannah (30% of which is protected forest), where crop and livestock farming are the two dominant activities, and which has seen its population triple over the past few decades, has been calling for measures to curb the degradation of its resources and the rise in conflicts related to their use. In 2008, the Koumbia communal council, which had included the implementation of measures to regulate the use of the commune's natural resources in its development plan, seized the opportunity of a research and development project (Fertipartenaires, 2008(Fertipartenaires, -2012 to be supported in the development and implementation of an LLC (Vall et al, 2015) in order to define rules for access and use of resources that are adapted to the local context, in line with the regulatory framework, and acceptable to resource users in their diversity. The fourth chapter of the LLC, which deals with grazing resources, includes 14 items on the rules of access to and use of grazing resources (grazing land, water points, traffic routes, fire management, herding...).…”

Recycling crop and livestock co-products on agro-pastoral farms for the agroecological transition: more than 60% potentially recoverable in western Burkina Faso

“…With ever-increasing pressure (Dongmo et al, 2012c) on land and resources, action is urgently needed, but this is easier said than done. There have been numerous attempts to develop rules for access to agro-sylvo-pastoral resources recognized by the populations and by the authorities, but these local charters and conventions are often difficult to apply (Vall et al, 2015). And for these reasons, we also recommend improving the management of co-products at the farm level.…”

“…It is also essential to consider the recycling of co-products at the scale of territories and ecosystems to meet the needs of all human and non-human users of these co-products. At this scale, the challenge mainly consists of developing socially accepted rules of use and access to co-products and the spaces where they are produced (Tittonell et al, 2015;Vall et al, 2015;Bosma et al, 1999).…”