Interdisciplinary Assessment of Market Oriented Yam Cultivation in Semi-arid Burkina Faso

Interdisciplinary Assessment of Market Oriented Yam Cultivation in Semi-arid Burkina Faso

Yam (Discorea spp.) is a staple food crop in Africa that requires fertile soils and an annual rainfall of about 1,500 mm. However, in the semi-arid North-West of Burkina Faso, farmers produce yam in continuous rotation on degraded soils with annual rainfall of 610–960 mm. Understanding this local kn...

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Main Authors: Olivier Heller, Delwendé I. Kiba, Kalifa Wend-Doléa Zida, Kim Schneider, Hgazat Kouassi Valérie Kouame, Ouakoltio Y. A. Traoré, Michael Siegrist, Emmanuel Frossard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Agronomy
Subjects:
yam cropping system
climate adaptation
soil organic matter depletion
manure application
soil degradation
nutrient balance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2022.828305/full

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