Towards transdisciplinary identification of suitable woody perennials for resilient agro-silvopastoral systems in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of West Africa
2025
Roessler, Regina | Cicek, Harun | Cournac, Laurent | Gnissien, Moussa | Männle, Julia | Koomson, Eric | Founoune-Mboup, Hassna | Coulibaly, Kalifa | Diouf, Abdoul, Aziz | Sanon, Hadja, Oumou | Cadisch, Georg | Graefe, Sophie | University of Kassel | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture - Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL) | Ecologie fonctionnelle et biogéochimie des sols et des agro-écosystèmes (UMR Eco&Sols) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) | Université Nazi Boni (Bobo-Dioulasso) (UNB) | Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences [Vienne, Autriche] (BOKU) | Universität Hohenheim = University of Hohenheim | Institut sénégalais de recherches agricoles [Dakar] (ISRA) | Institut du Développement Rural ; Université Nazi Boni (Bobo-Dioulasso) (UNB) | Centre de Suivi Ecologique [Dakar] (CSE) | Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles [Ouagadougou] (INERA) ; Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique [Ouagadougou] (CNRST) | European Project: 861974, H2020,SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy,SustainSahel(2020)
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. <div><p>Parkland systems in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of West Africa are commonly perceived as a resilient agroforestry practice well adapted to the semi-arid climatic conditions of the region. However, there exist several knowledge gaps regarding the interplay between the different components of this agro-silvopastoral land use system. A literature review with subsequent meta-analysis was conducted to analyze the effects of woody perennials on soil, crops and livestock, for which our study found very context-specific responses. A scoring of tree and shrub species indicated a general trend of trade-off between positive impact on crops and livestock vs. impact on soil organic carbon content. The study further confirmed that Faidherbia albida (Del.) Chev. is one of the most promising parkland species, but also revealed that there are no multipurpose single species</p></div>
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