Parcs agroforestiers sahéliens : de la conservation à l’aménagement

Smektala, Georges; Peltier, Régis; Sibelet, Nicole; Leroy, Maya; Manlay, Raphaël J.; Njiti, Clément Forkong; Ntoupka, Mama; Njiemoun, Aboubakar; Palou, O.; Tapsou,

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“…Farmers therefore integrate fodder from ligneous species such as P. lucens and A. digitata in their adaptation strategies [19,23,[31][32][33]. F. albida is by far the fodder ligneous species most appreciated by livestock breeders because it bears leaves and pods during the dry season when most of the ligneous species suffer from the harsh climate.…”

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Uses and vulnerability of ligneous species exploited by local population of northern Burkina Faso in their adaptation strategies to changing environments

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Background: Arid and semi-arid areas of West Africa are highly subject to climate change effects. This is combined to other drivers such as population growth and livestock number increase. To cope with such changing environment, endogenous adaptation strategies of poor local communities rely on the use of natural resources through empirical knowledge. Unfortunately, these knowledge and practices are insufficiently known to policy makers, and this hampers their consideration in the elaboration of adaptation strategies. A household survey was conducted in the Sillia village in northern Burkina Faso using semi-structured interviews. This study identified most used (preferred) species in this changing environment together with their ethnobotanical use value (VUET). Results:Overall, 86 ligneous species were listed in seven (7) use categories: human nutrition, fodder, fuel, traditional medicine, handicraft, construction and trade. From the 86 species, 11 appeared the most preferred by local population (VUET ≥ 6). Except Piliostigma reticulatum and Boscia senegalensis, all these species were part of the 21 very vulnerable species as revealed by the study. Tamarindus indica, Balanites aegyptiaca, Lannea microcarpa and Vitellaria paradoxa are the first most preferred species (VUET ≥ 7) and also most vulnerable (IV > 2.5). In this changing environment, Cassia sieberiana, Combretum micranthum, Balanites aegyptica have, for instance, become the main species used in traditional medicine replacing Ximenia americana, Coclospermum tinctorim, Maytenus senegalensis and Securidaca longepedunculata, formerly used for this need. Also, Piliostigma reticulatum is the main species used in farm lands to combat low soil fertility. Pterocarpus lucens and Adansonia digitata are the main fodder species both during dry and rainy seasons. Apart from the household surveys, vegetation survey was conducted on 96 plots in Sillia. The results showed that 25 species cited in the household surveys had locally disappeared, 22 were rare, 5 were abundant and the others were relatively abundant. Certain collection practices of given species in many use categories increase their vulnerability. Conclusion:This study documented preferred species in the adaptation strategies to changing environments and also assessed their vulnerability status under human influence; it is therefore of great use for designing sustainable management.

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Section: Changes In the Use Of Ligneous Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Uses and vulnerability of ligneous species exploited by local population of northern Burkina Faso in their adaptation strategies to changing environments

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“…Dans ces régions, depuis des siècles, les producteurs appliquent un système intégré d'utilisation des terres qui associe l'arbre aux cultures et à l'élevage. Ce système se caractérise par le maintien d'arbres sélectionnés et épargnés lors des défrichements pour la mise en culture qui sont donc disséminés dans l'espace agraire (Smektala et al, 2005).…”

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Connaissances et perceptions des producteurs sur la gestion des parcs à <i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C. F. Gaertn. (karité) au Burkina Faso

Ouoba¹,

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Coulibaly-Lingani³

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“…This disposition, however, will never be respected by farmers in the present context defined by a shortage of land. Another example concerns tree trimming, which is prohibited by law yet which is an essential practice for pastoralists to provide basic energy and nitrogen necessary for their livestock at the end of the dry season (Smektala et al 2005). Secondly, these pastoral laws were designed primarily for the Sahel in order to preserve large areas of rangeland in a zone traditionally devoted to livestock.…”

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Herding territories in Northern Cameroon and Western Burkina Faso: spatial arrangements and herd management

Dongmo

Vall

Diallo

et al. 2012

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

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In Sudano-Sahelian Africa, Fulani pastoralists who settled down massively in less densely populated zones during the 1970s and 1980s have recently increased the mobility of their herds in response to an extension of cropping areas, a shortage of pasture and problems resulting from crop damage by cattle. Today, they annually exploit a set of areas located both near to and far from their dwellings that constitutes their 'herding territory'. This article aims to clarify how Fulani pastoralists conceive, organize and manage their herding territory and to discuss the future of pastoralism within the local and regional legal framework. The study was carried out in northern Cameroon and western Burkina Faso over three years following a participatory research approach. The results show that the herding territory is mainly composed of three sub-elements endowed with different access rights: the 'attachment territory' and 'peripheral territory', with rangelands that are exploited by 'house herds' on a daily basis, and the 'territories distant from the residential area' that serve for transhumance and the relocation of a second group of herds known as the 'bush herd'. These territories and herds are managed by mobilizing local knowledge and juggling a combination of factors, including the availability of plant biomass on different pastoral units, access rights and agreements with local stakeholders regarding resources, the date the rains arrive and the progress of sowing and harvesting in the fields. If pastoral systems are to be maintained in a sustainable manner in this region, any change to existing spatial arrangements must take into account the knowledge, expectations and needs of pastoralists on one hand and the evolving legal and institutional framework in western Africa on the other.

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Parcs agroforestiers sahéliens : de la conservation à l’aménagement

Cited by 16 publications

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Uses and vulnerability of ligneous species exploited by local population of northern Burkina Faso in their adaptation strategies to changing environments

Uses and vulnerability of ligneous species exploited by local population of northern Burkina Faso in their adaptation strategies to changing environments

Connaissances et perceptions des producteurs sur la gestion des parcs à <i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C. F. Gaertn. (karité) au Burkina Faso

Herding territories in Northern Cameroon and Western Burkina Faso: spatial arrangements and herd management

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