Browsing by Author "El Hadj, Meriam"

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    Analyse des modes d'élevage et des ressources pastorales dans la commune rurale de Madiama
    Kodio, Amadou; Adama, Ballo; El Hadj, Meriam; Abaye, Azenegashe Ozzie (2001)
    La commune rural de Madiama est confrontée à des conflits liés à lexploitation des ressources naturelles limitées dont les stratégies d'utilisation actuelles (agriculture, élevage et pêche° sont inadaptées (ESPGRN, 1996). La commune couvre 16.700 ha dont 1.073 ha seulement d'espace pastoral. En effet, il faut 3 à (ha, voire 14 ha en saison sèche pour entretenir un UBT. Ces conditions ne permettent plus à la commue de jouer son rôle de zone d'attente des grand troupeaux transhumants de passage pour les bourgoutières du Delta Intérieur du Niger. Ce qui est source de nombreux conflits entre agriculteurs et éleveurs. En saison sèche, tous les troupeaux sédentaires, et une partie des troupeaux semi transhumants et transhumants se retrouvent sur le terroir de la commune pour exploiter les résidus de récolte et les maigres pâturages. En hivernage, l'essentiel des animaux se déplacent à la recherche de pâturage dans les communes voisines ou même en terroir du Burkina Faso. Les connaissances des ressources pastorales et les mouvements des troupeaux sont indispensables à la mise en place d'un plan de gestion localement durable.
  • Analysis of the modes of breeding and pastoral resources in the rural community of Madiama, Mopti Region, Republic of Mali
    Kodio, Amadou; Adama, Ballo; El Hadj, Meriam; Abaye, Azenegashe Ozzie (2001)
    Available also as a conference paper.
  • Controlled grazing: Botanical response and animal performance
    Abaye, Azenegashe Ozzie; El Hadj, Meriam; Kodio, Amadou; Keita, Moussa (Wallingford, Oxon; Cambridge, Mass.: CABI Publishing, 2005)
    In chapter 15, Abaye et al. investigated the regenerative potential of pastureland in two villages through a controlled experiment with tethered grazing of small ruminants. This work builds on the Holistic Management (chapter 9) insight that animal impact is not simply a function of numbers of livestock or duration of grazing time in order to provide management indicators that optimize the potential of forage regeneration/biomass production rates, plant biodiversity, and animal performance. The chapter concludes that grazing vegetation down to a 3cm height on any particular parcel is likely to limit forage regeneration.
  • Dry season feed supplements: The potential role of Cassia tora
    El Hadj, Meriam; Abaye, Kodio; Kodio, Amadou; Keita, Moussa (Wallingford, Oxon; Cambridge, Mass.: CABI Publishing, 2005)
    In chapter 14, El Hadj et al. describe research in response to a request by Peul village women to deal with Cassia tora, an invasive plant that is unpalatable for grazing animals. As pasture lands have degraded, Cassia tora has spread throughout their fields out competing other plants. However, this noxious plant has potential as dry season forage when ensiled. The authors describe their analysis of the forage potential and their work with village women to develop ensilage techniques adapted to local conditions.
  • Improved pasture resources in the Madiama Commune of Mali, West Africa: Working with women groups at the village level
    El Hadj, Meriam; Abaye, Azenegashe Ozzie; Moore, Keith M. (2007)
    The objectives of this project were to evaluate the chemical characteristics (crude protein, in vitro dry matter digestibility, fiber, etc.) of ensiled vs. fresh C. tora, examine the effect of additives (water or honey) and other forages (grasses) on the quality of the ensiled material, and provide feed during the dry season.
  • Qualité de l'ensilage, caractéristiques chimiques, et palatabilité de la Cassia tora ensilé contre frais
    El Hadj, Meriam; Abaye, Kodio; Keita, Moussa (2004)
    Cassia tora (Foetid cassia) is the most prevalent weed species in the West African region of Mali. In most parts of Mali, the lack of pasture and forage resources has been a growing problem. C. tora is considered as a poisonous plant. However, the toxic element in C. tora has not been clearly defined. The objectives of our experiment are: to evaluate the chemical characteristics of ensiled vs. fresh C. tora; to investigate the effect of additives on the quality of the ensiled material; to provide feed for the dry season and to examine the effect of the ensiling processes on the toxic chemical (or chemicals) present in the fresh C. tora.