Developing New Agricultural Technologies for the Sahelian Countries: The Burkina Faso Case

Sanders, John H.; Nagy, Joseph G.; Ramaswamy, Sunder

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“…Many of their practices, as shown above, take into account minimizing risk of reduced rainfall, drought spells and early end of rainy season. The use of climate and weather information can improve their practices to assure better crop production [7,28,29]. The Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) which is a decision-making tool for farmers assisted by extension services and national meteorological services can help in this respect [28,29].…”

Section: Evaluation and Acceptance Of Soil Fertilization And Crop Varmentioning

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“…Such tools have been designed to guide farmers to choose relevant crops or varieties for the cropping season and to plan their fields' activities during the season (weeding, applying fertilizers, fighting against pests, etc.) with regard to the predicted rainfall amount, the length and start date of the rainfall season and the timing of dry spells [7,28].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Chemical fertilizer utilization is very low because of its cost, whereas manure application is common even though not at the recommended dose due to its limited availability. Cereals are often intercropped with cowpea or simply rotated in the same field [6,7]. At harvest, crop residues are removed from the fields to feed livestock as animal husbandry is extensive and most animals are left to roam reducing manure production which is crucial for crop production in the region.…”

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Combining soil fertilization, cropping systems and improved varieties to minimize climate risks on farming productivity in northern region of Burkina Faso

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Background:In search of options to cope with climate change and variability, a trial combining fertilization and improved varieties of millet and cowpea (intercropped or as sole crop) was conducted on three sites (Lemnogo, Tibtenga and Ramdolla) in the northern region of Burkina Faso. The application of cattle manure (3 t ha ) of a mineral fertilizer composed of 14 % N, 23 % P 2 O 5 and 14 % K 2 O (NPK), their combination and a control (no manure and no NPK) as four soil fertilization options, two improved varieties of millet (SOSAT-C88 and IKMP5), two varieties of cowpea (KVX 396-4-5-2D and KVX 61-1) and two cropping systems (millet-cowpea intercropping, sole crop) were tested on-farm for two seasons (2013 and 2014). During the third season a survey was conducted on the acceptability by farmers of the tested combinations as a way of buffering or coping with rainfall variability.Results: Two-year trial revealed that the combination of manure and NPK applied to the intercropping of millet and cowpea significantly increased crop production (land equivalent ratio = 1.83 ± 0.18 and 1.78 ± 0.20, intercropping millet variety IKMP5 with cowpea KVX 61-1 and intercropping millet variety SOSAT-C88 with cowpea KVX 396-4-5-2D, respectively). During erratic rainfall year, intercropping millet IKMP5 and cowpea KVX 61-1 performed the best, while under well-distributed rainfall conditions, intercropping millet SOSAT-C88 with cowpea KVX 396-4-5-2D displayed higher production, respectively, for millet and cowpea. Some varieties were not well accepted by most farmers (based on a survey of 36 farmers) mainly because of loss in grains before harvest for millet IKMP5 (97 %) and high grain attacks by insects in storage for cowpea KVX 61-1 (89 %). The alternative for farmers rejecting these varieties could be the intercropping of millet SOSAT-C88 and cowpea KVX 396-4-5-2D fertilized with manure. Conclusions:Making weather forecasts and related agronomic advices available to farmers in this region will allow them to better plan their agricultural practices such as mineral fertilizer application and will also be a great move toward climate-smart agriculture. Developing more performant storage measures that drastically reduce insect attacks for some of the tested varieties (cowpea KVX 61-1, for instance) could contribute to promoting their adoption.

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Section: Evaluation and Acceptance Of Soil Fertilization And Crop Varmentioning

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Section: Evaluation and Acceptance Of Soil Fertilization And Crop Varmentioning

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“…Evidence from West Africa, and especially recent research carried out within the sustainable livelihood framework of analysis, points to diversification as a crucial mechanism whereby households cope with high levels of income and production uncertainty (Painter et al 1994, Davis 1996, Ellis 1998, Brock 1999. Agricultural diversification allows farming households to diffuse risks by mixing crops and varieties in the same field, by staggering planting and scattering crops in different soils, fields and locations, and by enacting water conservation measures (Sanders et al 1990, Carter 1997). Economic diversification, or the ability to spread risk over space and sectors, broadens households' access to resources and livelihood options among activities with different sensitivities to climatic shock.…”

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“…While farmers recognize these measures to be effective in mitigating climatic risk and in improving yields, they are also very labor intensive, requiring up to 200 h ha -1 (Sanders et al 1990). Their feasibility was also limited by soil hardening and by shortage of straw caused by the previous year's drought, and by the creation of the reservoir and irrigated perimeter, which took over an area where animals used to graze and people cut grass for mulch.…”

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The costs and risks of coping with drought: livelihood impacts and farmers' responses in Burkina Faso

Roncoli¹,

Ingram²,

Kirshen³

2001

Clim. Res.

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This paper analyzes the responses enacted by families of the Central Plateau in Burkina Faso during the year that followed a severe drought in 1997. We illustrate the agro-ecological and socio-economic contexts that shape livelihood options and constraints in an area characterized by high levels of climatic risk and low natural resource endowment. A description of farmers' perceptions and official accounts identifies key criteria whereby farmers formulate evaluations and predictions of a season. We document how food procurement and management practices are shaped by household resource access profiles and livelihood portfolios. Livelihood diversification, encompassing migration, non-farm work and social support networks, in addition to livestock production, is shown to be a critical dimension of adaptation. Livelihood and production adjustments entail costs and risks for most, but also gains for those who have the resources needed to take advantage of distress sales and high prices of agricultural commodities. Household livelihood and risk management increasingly hinge on efforts by household members who traditionally have had marginal access to resources, especially women. The research points to the need for closer integration of drought preparedness efforts, farmers' understanding of climate-crop interactions and interventions that bolster the capacity of resource-limited households to respond. Affordable grain, locally adapted seed varieties, labor saving technology and flexible credit are among the most needed inputs. http://www.fews.org/bf980262/sh980626.html#bf. In this paper we use the term 'drought' to translate the common French term sécheresse used by educated local people without entertaining the debate of its meteorological, hydrological or agronomic definitions. The Moré term waré refers to both a dry year and a dry period during the rainy season, including failure of expected rains event, such as planting rains

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Resource Endowments and Agricultural Development: Africa versus Asia

Platteau

Hayami

Dasgupta

1998

The Institutional Foundations of East Asian Economic Development

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Developing New Agricultural Technologies for the Sahelian Countries: The Burkina Faso Case

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Combining soil fertilization, cropping systems and improved varieties to minimize climate risks on farming productivity in northern region of Burkina Faso

Combining soil fertilization, cropping systems and improved varieties to minimize climate risks on farming productivity in northern region of Burkina Faso

The costs and risks of coping with drought: livelihood impacts and farmers' responses in Burkina Faso

Resource Endowments and Agricultural Development: Africa versus Asia

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