scholarly journals Shea Tree State of Settlement According to the Cropping Systems in Burkina Faso [Rural Commune of Komki-Ipala (Tampoussoumdi)]

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 635-644
Author(s):  
Kadidia Semdé ◽  
Hadou Haro ◽  
Souleymane Ganaba ◽  
Irénée Somda
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Shea Tree

scholarly journals Cropping System Effects on Soil Monosaccharides in Western Burkina Faso

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Badiori Ouattara ◽  
Idriss Sermé ◽  
Korodjouma Ouattara ◽  
Michel P Sédogo ◽  
Hassan Bismark Nacro
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Microbial Activity ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Aggregates ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Total Sugar Content ◽  
Fallow Lands ◽  
Western Burkina Faso

Labile pools of soil organic matter (SOM), including soil sugars, are important to the formation and stabilization of soil aggregates and to microbial activity and nutrient cycling. The effects of cropping systems at farm level in tropical areas on SOM labile pool dynamics have not been adequately studied and the results are sparse and inconsistent. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of soil management intensity on soil sugar monomers derived from plant debris or microbial activity in cotton (Gossypium herbaceum)-based cropping systems of western Burkina Faso. Thirty-three (33) plots were sampled at 0-15 cm soil depth considering field-fallow successions and tillage intensity. Two pentose (arabinose, xylose) and four hexose (glucose, galactose, mannose, glucosamine) monomers accounted for 2 to 18% of soil organic carbon (SOC) content. Total sugar content was significantly less with tillage, especially for the hexose monomeric sugars glucose and mannose, the latter of microbial origin. Soil mannose was 63 and 80% less after 10 years of cultivation, without and with annual ploughing respectively, compared with fallow conditions. Soil monosaccharide content was rapidly restored with fallow and soon approached the equilibrium level observed under old fallow lands. Therefore, the soil monosaccharides, in particular galactose and mannose from microbial synthesis are early indicators of changes in SOC.

Climate change reduces the distribution area of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) in Burkina Faso

2020 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 104237
Author(s):  
Kangbéni Dimobe ◽  
Amadé Ouédraogo ◽  
Korotimi Ouédraogo ◽  
Dethardt Goetze ◽  
Katharina Stein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Distribution Area ◽  
Vitellaria Paradoxa ◽  
Shea Tree

scholarly journals Negotiating across difference: Gendered exclusions and cooperation in the shea value chain

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlène Elias ◽  
Seema Arora-Jonsson
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Shea Butter ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Niche Market ◽  
Shea Tree ◽  
Private Actors

Shea butter, derived from the African shea tree, has acquired a pivotal position in global agro-food and cosmetics industries. In Burkina Faso, public and private actors as well as civil society are converging upon the product to boost the incomes of rural female producers. As a result of these trends, the shea value chain is increasingly segmented; shea nuts are sold in a low-return, conventional market and simultaneously enter an alternative, high-value niche market. In the latter strand of the value chain, some producers are improving their prospects by forming an association. Tracing relationships across the two strands, we demonstrate how ‘horizontal’ relations based on gender, ethnicity, age and geography contribute to shaping participation and benefit capture in the shea value chain. We argue that processes of social inclusion and exclusion operate in parallel, as differentiated actors both cooperate and compete to secure their place within the chain. While collective organizing brings positive social and economic benefits, we show that producers’ associations need not be empowering for all women. The significance of collective enterprises, but also their drawbacks must be considered when valorising pathways to women's empowerment. Our study reinforces calls for greater integration of horizontal elements in value chain analyses.

Soil carbon dynamics and crop residue yields of cropping systems in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Burkina Faso

2007 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. McNair Bostick ◽  
Vincent B. Bado ◽  
Andre Bationo ◽  
Cecilia Tojo Soler ◽  
Gerrit Hoogenboom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Crop Residue ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Carbon Dynamics ◽  
Soil Carbon Dynamics ◽  
Northern Guinea Savanna ◽  
Guinea Savanna

OPERATIONALIZING AN INNOVATION PLATFORM APPROACH FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH ON CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE IN BURKINA FASO

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 460-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
DER DABIRE ◽  
NADINE ANDRIEU ◽  
PATRICE DJAMEN ◽  
KALIFA COULIBALY ◽  
HELENA POSTHUMUS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Conservation Agriculture ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Design And Implementation

SUMMARYNumerous innovation platforms have been implemented to encourage the adoption of agricultural innovations and stakeholder interactions within a value chain. Yet little research has been undertaken on the design and implementation of innovation platforms focussing on issues other than market access and aiming to encourage agro-ecological intensification. This is the case for the development of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in West Africa, which due to its complex nature calls for technical, organizational and institutional changes at the level of both production systems and village territories. This article analyses the design and implementation process of platforms in three villages in Burkina Faso aiming to develop CA technical references with local stakeholders, and to renew rules of interaction between stakeholders within a territory. The platforms enabled farmers in the three villages to actively participate in the identification of the cropping systems that were tested and to improve their knowledge and mastery of CA. They furthermore promoted networking among producers and facilitated the development of new rules for crop residue use. The platforms thus appear to be relevant mechanisms, enabling complex innovations to be addressed. Diverse modifications and improvements are discussed that would ensure the sustainability of the platforms and the evolution of their objectives and activities beyond those of the project under which they were launched.

Mistletoe impact on Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) flowering and fruiting behaviour in savanna area from Burkina Faso

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 142-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Lamien ◽  
J.I. Boussim ◽  
R. Nygard ◽  
J.S. Ouédraogo ◽  
P.C. Odén ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Vitellaria Paradoxa ◽  
Shea Tree
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