Towards sustainable vegetable production around agro-pastoral dams in Northern Benin: current situation, challenges and research avenues for sustainable production and integrated dam management

Towards sustainable vegetable production around agro-pastoral dams in Northern Benin: current situation, challenges and research avenues for sustainable production and integrated dam management

Abstract Background Rehabilitation and optimized utilization of agro-pastoral dams (APDs), especially for vegetable production, has been recently promoted to boost agricultural production and ensure food security in Benin. However, little information was available on APDs’ agricultural potentials an...

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Main Authors: G. Nathalie Kpéra, Alcade C. Segnon, Aliou Saïdou, Guy A. Mensah, Noelle Aarts, Akke J. van der Zijpp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Agriculture & Food Security
Subjects:
Gender
African indigenous vegetables
Urban and peri-urban agriculture
Vegetable production
Urbanization
Agro-pastoral dams
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40066-017-0142-4

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