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Contour Ridge Tillage for Improved Crops and Fodder Trees Production in the Villages of Kani and Noumpinesso, Southern Mali

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11853/
10.5296/jas.v 9 i 2 18513
 
Title Contour Ridge Tillage for
Improved Crops and Fodder
Trees Production in the Villages of Kani and
Noumpinesso, Southern Mali
 
Creator Dembele, C O
Traore, K
Karembe, M
Zemadim, B
Samake, O
 
Subject Livestock
Soil Science
Land Degradation
 
Description In rural Mali shortage of livestock feed is a challenging phenomenon worsening day by day,
particularly in the villages of Kani and Noumpinesso. The significant decrease in crops yield and livestock
are due to persistent and continuous land degradation and over grazing. Soil water
erosion and inappropriate or ineffective farming systems led to land degradation over the many
year s . A purposeful growing of fodder plant (fast growing trees species) and crops in interacting
combinations for a range of benefits would be required using a technology that is easily adaptable
by the rural farming communities . Contour ridge (CR) technology is a holistic approach that
protects farmlands from erosion; increases soil moisture, nutrient availability for crops and
associated fast growing trees. The CR technology in combination with forage and improved crop
production systems were applied in Kani and Noumpinesso villages of southern Mali and
resulted indicated that a t the end of rainy season of 2017 and 2018 the application of CR
technology significantly increased (p < 0.05) Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala
growth and development . Similar to 2017, in 2018 CR technology significantly increased (p
 
Publisher Macrothink Institute
 
Date 2021-06
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11853/1/18513-65977-1-PB.pdf
Dembele, C O and Traore, K and Karembe, M and Zemadim, B and Samake, O (2021) Contour Ridge Tillage for Improved Crops and Fodder Trees Production in the Villages of Kani and Noumpinesso, Southern Mali. Journal of Agricultural Studies, 9 (2). pp. 550-572. ISSN 2166-0379