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Adoption of soil and water conservation practices under different farming systems in the Sahel region of northern Mali

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Title Adoption of soil and water conservation practices under different farming systems in the Sahel region of northern Mali
 
Creator Diiro, G
Birhanu, Z B
Petri, M
Tabo, R
 
Subject Farming Systems
Sahel Region
Water Conservation
 
Description Climate change remains a major development challenge in developing
countries, particularly in the Sub Saharan African economies.
A study was conducted to assess the adoption of SWC
practices under three farming systems (rice, cereals and mixed
based) in the northern region of Mali. Data was collected from
297 farmer households, 16 NGOs and 11 focus group discussions
in 11 villages. Results indicated that SWC measures are the most
critical entry points for improving land resource resilience and
agricultural productivity. At least one SWC practice was implemented
by more than half of the farmers in the studied villages.
However, the rate of adoption of the individual measures is generally
low. Zai was the most common practice (43%), and the
likelihood of adoption of any of the other SWC measures is less
than 25%. Significant variation was observed among the three
farming systems in the adoption of most of the SWC measures.
About 69% of farmers residing in the mixed farming system
used Zai compared to 34% (cereal) and 32% (rice). About 35%
of farmers in the mixed system used ponds relative to 16% of
the users in the cereals system. The most common constraints
to SWC noted by farmers were lack of finance (29.5%) and limited
labor (28%). The low uptake of SWC measures may hamper
farmer households from achieving sustainable resilience to
climate change. Inclusive strategies that include the use of improved
crop varieties, integrated soil fertility management practices,
credit schemes, and agro-meteorological forecasts in the
extension and advisory services are recommended.
 
Date 2017-02
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10248/1/Abstract_Book_77.pdf
Diiro, G and Birhanu, Z B and Petri, M and Tabo, R (2017) Adoption of soil and water conservation practices under different farming systems in the Sahel region of northern Mali. In: InterDrought-V, February 21-25, 2017, Hyderabad, India.