The Fulani farming system in the south of Burkina Faso: an agro-ecological study in the Tô department (Sissili Province)

dc.contributor.authorde Boer, F.en
dc.contributor.authorKessler, J. J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialBurkina Fasoen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:56:29Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:56:29Zen
dc.date.issued1994en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis document presents an analysis of Fulani pastoral farming systems that focuses on how pastoralists use silvopastoral land. It aims to provide the missing knowledge needed to implement the resource management ('gestion des terroirs') approach at village level. In this region the influence of pastoral land use on the environment appears to be less pronounced than that of crop cultivation, even though levels of animal production are reasonable. The carrying capacity of the region has not yet been attained. Current constraints to pastoral land use in the region arise from the encroachment of cropland at the expense of pastoral land, and the increase in animal numbers. To develop sustainable natural resource management at village level that includes Fulani pastoral land use, the key factors appear to be the integration of livestock husbandry and cropland cultivation at household level, agreements between pastoralists and cropland farmers on land tenure and resource management, and support targeting of Fulani households (which have so far been neglected). Specific recommendations are given. (CAB Abstract)en
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dc.identifier795en
dc.identifier.citationTropical Resource Management Papers No. 4en
dc.identifier.issn0926-9495en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66212en
dc.language.isofr_FRen
dc.publisherWageningen, Netherlands: Université Agronomique de Wageningen, Département de la Foresterieen
dc.subjectLand useen
dc.subjectCrop productionen
dc.subjectFarming systems agropastoral systemsen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectDevelopmenten
dc.subjectResource managementen
dc.subjectBurkina Fasoen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scaleen
dc.titleThe Fulani farming system in the south of Burkina Faso: an agro-ecological study in the Tô department (Sissili Province)en
dc.title.alternativeLe système d'élevage Peulh dans le sud du Burkina Faso: une étude agro-écologique du département de Tô (Province de la Sissili).en
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