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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Agronomy |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2022.828305/full |
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