Farming Systems Research on the Northern Mossi Plateau

Broekhuyse, J.T.; Allen, Andrea M.

doi:10.17730/humo.47.4.y32396n12716264j

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“…Most of the grasses were annuals because of drought-stress in the long dry period. A number of perennials grow vigorously too (Broekhuyse and Allen, 1984;Vierich and Stoop, 1990). …”

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Herbaceous Species Diversity in Kanawa Forest Reserve (KFR) in Gombe State, Nigeria

Mohammed¹

2015

AJAF

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Abstract:The study was conducted between 2009 and 2011 in Kanawa Forest Reserve (KFR) in order to determine the impact of anthropogenic pressures and environmental changes of the herbaceous species. The project area was divided into six sites following the variety of land forms in the forest and three transects measuring 100m were laid within each site. Point Centered Quarter (PCQ) sampling method was used. Data obtained were analyzed for relative density, relative frequency, and importance value index. A total of (35) species were identified in KFR out of which 16 species belonged to grasses within three families and 19 genera. The family Poaceae had the highest number, 10 species, the Cyperaceae had 5 species, while the Typhaceae had only l. 19 species belonged to forbs within fourteen families and 16 genera. The families Asteraceae and Leguminosae: Fabaceae had 3 species each: Rubiaceae had 2 species each. Acanthaceae, Capparidaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Zygophyllaceae, Portulacaceae, Polygonaceae, Solanaceae, Onagraceae, Labiatae and Commelinaceae all had 1 species each. Simpson's index of diversity was 0.998 and Shannon-Wiener Index was 4.57. This condition indicates complex vegetation. Chi square and its related statistics showed significant positive associations between site I and IV, lI and IV, V and VI. Only site I and IV, II and IV, V and VI were significantly negatively associated at (P < 0.05). The species with the lowest importance value indices were:-Pennisetum pedicellatum, Polygonum senegalense, Vetiveria nigrinata, Zornia glochidiata. These plants therefore require more efforts on conservation.

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“…Most of the grasses were annuals because of drought-stress in the long dry period. A number of perennials grow vigorously too (Broekhuyse and Allen, 1984;Vierich and Stoop, 1990). …”

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confidence: 99%

Herbaceous Species Diversity in Kanawa Forest Reserve (KFR) in Gombe State, Nigeria

Mohammed¹

2015

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“…13.Sources from the Mossi area include J. Th. Broekhuyse and Andrea Allen (1988) [3.40 hectares for the household field, 0.35 hectares for women's parcels]; Marchal (1983:369) [11.47 h. for household, 0.88 h. for women]; Remy (1972) [3.38 h. for households, "very small" for women]. Kohler (1971) finds that 90% of the land in Dakola village is in collective fields, and Lahuec (1980) finds that 17% of Zaongho land is cultivated as personal fields, of which some part is cultivated by young, single men, or younger brothers, rather than women.…”

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A Woman's Field Is Made At Night: Gendered Land Rights And Norms In Burkina Faso

Kevane¹,

Gray²

1999

Feminist Economics

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Gendered social norms and institutions are important determinants of agricultural activities in southwestern Burkina Faso. This paper argues that gendered land tenure, in particular, has effects on equity and efficiency. The usual view of women as holders of secondary, or indirect, rights to land must be supplemented by a more nuanced understanding of tenure. Women's rights are in fact considerably more complex than the simple right to fields from their husbands. First, women's rights to property obtained from men may be coupled with other rights and obligations. In many ethnic groups, women have share rights to the harvest of their husbands. Second, despite land scarcity and rises in land value certain types of rights are strengthening. Specifically, women are more and more able to obtain land through the market. Finally, government intervention in the gendering of tenure seems to have eroded women's individual rights to land even when government projects explicitly try to incorporate women as "partners" in land-use programs.Land, Africa, Gender, Women, Burkina Faso,

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Fallow cultivation system and farmers' resource management in Niger, West Africa

Wezel

Haigis

2002

Land Degrad Dev

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A survey was carried out in 136 farm-households from seven villages in 1995 and 1996 to analyse the traditional fallow cultivation system in Niger. Farmers were asked to give information about land use on their fields, focusing on cropping and fallow periods as well as on cultivation changes compared to the past. In addition, they were interviewed about their management strategies to maintain or improve soil fertility.Millet-based systems clearly dominate at all sites, either in pure form or intercropped with cowpea, groundnut, sorghum or roselle. At present, almost half of all farmers cultivate their fields on average up to 5 years until it is left fallow. About one-third use their fields permanently. Most farmers use short fallow periods of 1 to 5 years. Moreover, there was a decrease in the cropping area left fallow, and the fallow period also decreased steadily in the past years. In the mid-1970s the average fallow period was about 8 years, decreasing to 2Á5 years in 1996. The actual fallow periods are too short to allow sufficient positive effects on soil fertility and farmers are aware of this problem. Consequently, farmers employ different fertilization techniques which aim at maintaining or restoring the soil nutrient pool of the fields while providing physical protection against wind and water erosion. Most farmers use animal manure to improve soil fertility and apply mulch from different sources, millet stalks and branches, for soil regeneration. Few farmers employ other strategies such as mineral fertilizer or planting pits.The farmers try to optimize the use of internal and external resources resulting in a mixture of different fertilization and soil protection methods. Internal resources play by far the most important role. Due to the generally limited resource availability farmers concentrate their management efforts on certain areas within each field or on selected fields only. This means a decreased crop production for the individual household and a higher risk of soil degradation because of soil mining or increased erosion risk on the field area where soil fertility management cannot be practised.

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Farming Systems Research on the Northern Mossi Plateau

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Herbaceous Species Diversity in Kanawa Forest Reserve (KFR) in Gombe State, Nigeria

Herbaceous Species Diversity in Kanawa Forest Reserve (KFR) in Gombe State, Nigeria

A Woman's Field Is Made At Night: Gendered Land Rights And Norms In Burkina Faso

Fallow cultivation system and farmers' resource management in Niger, West Africa

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