Tomato production in The Gambia is ranked second after onion in terms of production acreage and highly consumed. An agronomic trial was conducted in 2021 and 2022 at Horticulture unit in Yundum. The main objective was to ...
In Burkina Faso, agriculture is facing three major constraints. Firstly, the extreme events of climate change such as drought spells and temperature increases. Secondly, soil erosion and low soil fertility. Third, the weak ...
Saharan dust and BM incidence are strongly correlated. Peaks in PM10 concentrations, low
humidity, and high temperature precede meningitis outbreaks by 2 to 4 weeks, especially in the
Sahelian zone.
ENSO influence ...
The findings show that fuel briquettes with optimum quality for domestic use (Figure 2) can be produced under low pressure using the hydraulic piston press. Similarly, potato peel and African locust bean husk and pulp have ...
The extent of land cover (vegetation) was assessed by comparing the preindustrial period to the present, using a fully coupled regional atmospheric model (WRF) and a land surface model (Noah-MP) with dynamic vegetation, ...
The Fig.3 shows the dynamics of the different woody tree cover in the Saloum Delta. The results show a significant increase in Mangrove and Plantation coverage.
In Mangroves, the coverage increased from 548.29 Km2 in 2002 ...
The Central and Upper River Regions (CRR and URR) of The Gambia have undergone major land use and land cover (LULC) transformations between 2002 and 2024, with projections to 2034 showing continued pressure on forested ...
Conventional approaches to estimating carbon stocks, which are limited in time and space, are currently insufficient to meet the challenges of climate change and sustainable land management. They do not allow us to look ...
Climate change has significantly influenced internal migration patterns in Burkina Faso, where droughts, declining soil fertility, and water scarcity threaten agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods. This policy ...
The impact of LULC change on hydrological processes (water balance) including surface runoff, lateral flow, baseflow,
aquifer recharge and evapotranspiration on land is not fully understood in data-scarce regions such as ...
A significant amount of vegetation and water were converted into built-up (Figure 1). The state of these water bodies and channels. Mostly, the conversion of other classes to built-up took place in the Western and South-Western ...
Atakoun, Awouminassi M.; Tovihoudji, Pierre G.; Diogo, Rodrigue V. C.; Amponsah, William; Santos, Thomas Gaiser; Kyei-Bafour, Nicolas; Kyereh, Boateng(WASCAL, 2025-11)
1. Soil Physicochemical Improvements:
- Annual cattle corralling reduces bulk density and increases soil nutrient availability (N, P, K, Figure 1)
- Enhances water retention and soil structure, which are crucial for crop ...
Attiogbé, Afi A. C.; Agodzo, S. K.; Quansah, E.; Nehren, U.; Salack, S.; Sogbedji, J. M.; Bessah, E.(WASCAL, 2025-11)
Drought poses a significant and growing threat to cocoa production compromising the livelihoods of thousands of people.
Evidence from the study shows that:
Drought occurrence is evident and constitutes a key challenge ...
This study addresses this need by investigating SRR across forests, fallow lands, and croplands (maize and rice) in Ghana’s moist semi-deciduous forest zone. The findings aim to support Ghana’s Natural Resource Management ...
Agriculture remains the main source of livelihood for households in the rural populace of sub-Saharan Africa. It plays a crucial role in the economic development and contributes significantly to the gross domestic product ...
The study focused on soil erosion risks in Anambra State, Nigeria by assessing rainfall variability, soil attributes, in situ erosion measurement, erosion modelling using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) ...
Sanou, Charles Lamoussa; Agodzo, Sampson Kwaku; Antwi-Agyei, Phillip; Bessah, Enoch; Coulibaly, Ouezzin Jean David; Neya, Oble; Belem, Mahamadou(WASCAL, 2025-11)
CLI is an climatesmart
alternative indicated as such by several research work across the World and West
Africa in particular. It is seen as a way of sustainable production accessible even to small farmers in the
perspective ...
Ragatoa, Dakéga Saberma; Amekudzi, Leonard K.; Maranan, Marlon; Edjame, Kodjovi S.; Ogunjobi, Kehinde O.; Brown Klutse, Nana Ama; Fink, Andreas H.(WASCAL, 2025-11)
Global warming is an evidence today, and it
affects the whole world. Developing countries,
particularly West Africa, are very vulnerable. Not
only they have the highest temperatures, but they
are unprepared to face ...
Soil fertility management issues are at the centre of debates on the sustainability of agricultural production systems in Africa, particularly in West Africa where farmers are concerned with decline of soil fertility1. ...
The expansion of land salinisation is one of the major challenges that farmers in arid and semi-arid zones are facing particularly in Fimela, Senegal. It is negatively impacting both farmers’ productivity and food security. ...