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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Characterizing and modeling the diversity of cropping situations under climatic constraints in West Africa
Atmospheric Science Letters, Volume 12, No. 1, Year 2011
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The Sahel region is known for the high vulnerability of its agriculture to climate variability. Early warning systems that make use of agrometerological forecasts are one of the coping strategies developed by policy makers. However, the predictive quality of the tools and methods used needs improvement. In order to address some of these challenges, we conducted agronomic trials and on-farm surveys to adapt the SARRAH (Système d'Analyse Régionale des Risques Agroclimatiques, version H) crop simulation model, and also evaluated it in farmers' field conditions. The farmers' practices such as sowing dates and densities, fertilizer use and yields potentials of the millet and sorghum crops were characterized under different climatic conditions. Copyright © 2010 Royal Meteorological Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Traoré, Seydou B.
Niger, Niamey
Agrhymet Regional Centre
Alhassane, Agali
Niger, Niamey
Agrhymet Regional Centre
Muller, Bertrand
France, Paris
Cirad
Kouressy, Mamoutou
Mali, Bamako
Ier
Somé, Léopold
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Institut de L'environnement et de Recherches Agricoles Ouagadougou
Sultan, Benjamin
France, Paris
Laboratoire D'océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques
Oettli, Pascal
France, Paris
Laboratoire D'océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques
Siéné Laopé, Ambroise C.
Unknown Affiliation
Sangaré, Safiatou
Mali, Bamako
Ier
Vaksmann, Michel
France, Paris
Cirad
Mali, Bamako
Ier
Diop, Mbaye
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Dingkuhn, Michael
France, Paris
Cirad
Baron, Christian
France, Paris
Cirad
France, Montpellier
Territoires, Environnement, Télédétection et Information Spatiale
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Citations: 59
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/asl.295
e-ISSN:
1530261X
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Multi-countries