Microplastics are an emerging global threat in all ecosystems and have potential negative effects through multiple exposurepathways. In Mali, innovations such as the manufacture of chairs, sandals, decorative objects, etc. ...
Bizo, Issiaka M.; Traore, Bouba; Sidibé, Amadou; Soulé, Moussa(WASCAL, 2024-04-17)
Climate information services are foundational means of building the farmer’s
resilience. However, studies are scarce about the accuracy of climate information
services in dryland regions such as the West Africa Sahel, ...
Zagre, Inoussa; Worou, Omonlola N.; Akinseye, Folorunso M.; Joseph, Jacob E.; Faye, Aliou; Kone, Mama; Whitbread, Anthony M.(WASCAL, 2025-02-18)
Evaluating crop suitability across diverse agro-climatic zones is crucial for mitigating risks to agricultural yield under climate change, particularly for pearl millet production in Senegal. To facilitate informed tactical ...
In dryland agricultural systems, developing appropriate climate-smart
technology (CST) options is important to adapt agriculture to climate change and
transition toward sustainability, as well as increasing productivity ...
Climate variability continues to threaten agricultural productivity worldwide, especially in Togo where crop production is mostly rainfed-based. This study aims to investigate the impact of climate variables on maize yields ...
Saltwater intrusion represents an increasingly significant challenge for smallholder vegetable farmers in The Gambia, particularly in the Lower River Region (LRR) and North Bank Region (NBR). This study therefore examines ...
Mixed crop-livestock (MCL) systems can enhance crop yield, and improve nutrient cycling while reducing
chemical fertilizer use. However, only a limited number of studies that reported this assumption were conducted
under ...
Native to rainforests in the Amazon region Hevea brasiliensis is generally found in low-altitude moist forests, forest gaps,
and disturbed areas providing economic, social and ecological benefits for people. But climate ...
Traore, Adama Tama; Traore, Kalifa; Diallo, Hady; Diallo, Souleymane(WASCAL, 2025-05-25)
Leuceana leucocephala, Gliricidia. sepium trees planted in alley cropping influence different soil
properties. The objective of this study was to investigate, the effects of L. leucocephala (Lam.)
and G. sepium on soil ...
Traore, Adama Tama; Traore, Kalifa; Diallo, Hady; Diallo, Souleymane(WASCAL, 2023-06-06)
The climate of the Bougouni region is tropical dry with a rainfall greater than 1100 mm / year. The climate has been characterized since the 71s by a great interannual variability of rainfall. Over the period 1984-2022, ...
Floods and droughts pose significant climatic threats to the stability of Benin’s
agro-economic systems, particularly affecting the livelihoods of smallholder
farmers in inland valleys. In the Sudano-Guinean zone, where ...
Sorghum production in Mali faces challenges, including low soil fertility and climate variability. To assess the effects of management practices (fertilizer types, sowing dates) on biomass and grain yields, as well as water ...
Greenhouse gas from rice production has become a great concern and the focus of a lot of research in recent years. The
main aim of the study was to explore the research trend of GHG emissions from rice production by ...
Diedhiou, Simeon; Maiga, Alassane; Himbane, Philippe B.; Iboko, Maduabuchi P.; Ndiaye, Lat Grand; Diedhiou, Ibrahima(WASCAL, 2024-07-03)
Poor agricultural soil management practices and water use optimisation in irrigation are major challenges facing crop production
in Senegal. To address these problems, a factorial experiment was conducted in 2021 and 2022 ...
Combined application of biochar and nitrogen (N) fertilizer could offer opportunities to increase
rice yield and reduce methane emissions from paddy fields. However, this strategy may increase
nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, ...
Upon SRI’s successes and expansion globally, the system was introduced in West Africa in recent years. It was simultaneously introduced in both Baguinéda and Sélingué irrigated schemes, in 2018, by the German Society for ...
Mitigating the global climate crisis and its consequences,
such as more frequent and severe droughts, is one of
the major challenges for future agriculture. Therefore, identifying
land use systems and management practices ...
Spodoptera frugiperda is one of the main pests of maize (Zea mays L.) in Côte d'Ivoire. The control of this insect requires knowledge of biological and demographic parameters. The need to know the effect of seasons on the ...
Sani Issa, Mahaman Sanoussi; Saidou, A. A.; Jangorzo, N. S.; M., Karembe(WASCAL, 2024-01)
Family farms play an important role in food security and nutrition in West Africa.
Family farms are rapidly changing and face many constraints. Thus, characterizing
them is necessary for policy purposes. This study aimed ...
Drought is a major abiotic stress limiting rice growth and productivity, posing a
considerable threat to global food security. Understanding the molecular
mechanisms that regulate plant responses to water deficit is ...