SYNERGISTIC USE AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR RURAL LIVELIHOODS THROUGH SYSTEMATIC INTEGRATION OF CROPS, SHRUBS AND LIVESTOCK IN THE SAHEL

Información del proyecto

SustainSAHEL

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 861974

DOI

10.3030/861974

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 28 Abril 2020

Fecha de inicio 1 Septiembre 2020

Fecha de finalización 31 Agosto 2025

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Coste total

€ 7 499 930,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 7 499 930,00

Coordinado por

FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU STIFTUNG
Switzerland

CORDIS proporciona enlaces a los documentos públicos y las publicaciones de los proyectos de los programas marco HORIZONTE.

Los enlaces a los documentos y las publicaciones de los proyectos del Séptimo Programa Marco, así como los enlaces a algunos tipos de resultados específicos, como conjuntos de datos y «software», se obtienen dinámicamente de OpenAIRE .

Resultado final

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (4)

Project logo, artwork/design User Manual & templates

Project logo artworkdesign User Manual templates

Project website architecture & knowledge hub with home pages available

Project website architecture knowledge hub with home pages available

Videos for Farmers (M42)

Videos for Farmers

Videos for Farmers (M40)

Videos for Farmers

Documents, reports (10)

Internal report on scenario outputs for long-term assessment regarding climate change resilience, productivity and environmental impacts
Review on utility of selected shrub-foliage

Review on utility of selected shrubfoliage

Landscape analysis and CSL systems suitability mapping (M15)

Landscape analysis and CSL systems suitability mapping

A list of suitable shrub species
Adoption study
Open Field Day events & associated Comms/Diss Reports (M34)

Open Field Day events associated CommsDiss Reports

Baseline meta-analysis

Baseline metaanalysis

Technical report synthesizing
A document describing an empirical model of CSLP constraints
Parameterised, calibrated and biophysically validated models are available for use

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data management Plan

Other (2)

Ration calculation table for shrub-foliage diets

Ration calculation table for shrubfoliage diets

Potential integrated CSL farming systems designs

Publicaciones

Peer reviewed articles (28)

Improving Pearl Millet Yield Estimation From UAV Imagery in the Semiarid Agroforestry System of Senegal Through Textural Indices and Reflectance Normalization

Autores: Serigne Mansour Diene, Ibrahima Diack, Alain Audebert, Olivier Roupsard, Louise Leroux, Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Modou Mbaye, Romain Fernandez, Moussa Diallo, Idrissa Sarr
Publicado en: IEEE Access, Edición 12, 2024, Página(s) 132626-132643, ISSN 2169-3536
Editor: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
DOI: 10.1109/access.2024.3460107

A probabilistic framework for assessing the hydrological impact of Faidherbia albida in an arid area of Senegal

Autores: Diongue DML, Brunetti G, Stumpp C, Do F, Roupsard O, Orange D, Faye W, Sow S, Jourdan C, Faye S.
Publicado en: Journal of Hydrology Volume 622, Part B, July 2023, 129717, 2023, ISSN 0167-9260
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129717

The ecological and socioeconomic sustainability of organic agroforestry: a systematic review

Autores: Willmott Aaron, Riar Amritbir, Saj Stephane, Armengot Laura, Cicek Harun, Kiboi Milka, Singh Akanksha, Grass Ingo, Cotter Marc
Publicado en: Agroforestry Systems, Edición 98, 2024, Página(s) 2933-2949, ISSN 0167-4366
Editor: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-024-01064-w

Coupled biophysical and decision-making processes in grassland systems in East African savannahs – A modelling framework

Autores: Marohn, C. Troost, C. Warth, B. Bateki, C. Zijlstra, M. Anwar, F. Williams, B. Descheemaeker, K. Berger, T. Asch, F. Dickhoefer, U. Birner, R. Cadisch, G.
Publicado en: Ecological Modelling Volume 474, December 2022, 110113, 2022, ISSN 0304-3800
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110113

Evaluation of parameterisation approaches for estimating soil hydraulic parameters with HYDRUS-1D in the groundnut basin of Senegal

Autores: Djim M. L. Diongue, Olivier Roupsard, Frederic C. Do, Christine Stumpp, Didier Orange, Sidy Sow, Christophe Jourdan & Serigne Faye (2022)
Publicado en: Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67:15, 2327-2343, 2022, ISSN 0262-6667
Editor: International Association of Hydrological Sciences Press
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2022.2142474

A spatialized assessment of ecosystem service relationships in a multifunctional agroforestry landscape of Senegal.

Autores: Leroux, L., Clermont-Dauphin, C., Ndienor, M., Jourdan, C., Roupsard, O., & Seghieri, J. (2023)
Publicado en: Science of the Total Environment, 853., 2022, ISSN 0048-9697
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158707

Ethnobotanical study of the use of fodder plants in the commune of Guibaré in Burkina Faso

Autores: Linda Cletchio Gabriella Traoré, Minata Ouattara, Sita Sanou, Hadja Oumou Sanon, Valérie Bougouma-Yameogo
Publicado en: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2023, ISSN 1997-342X
Editor: AJOL African Journals online
DOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v17i1.6

Intercropping millet with low-density cowpea improves millet productivity for low and medium N input in semi-arid central Senegal

Autores: Yolande Senghor, Alpha B. Balde, Anicet G.B. Manga, François Affholder, Philippe Letourmy, César Bassene, Ghislain Kanfany, Malick Ndiaye, Antoine Couedel, Louise Leroux, Gatien N. Falconnier
Publicado en: Heliyon, Edición 9, 2025, Página(s) e17680, ISSN 2405-8440
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17680

Uptake of agroforestry-based crop management in the semi-arid Sahel – Analysis of joint decisions and adoption determinants

Autores: Grovermann C, Rees C, Beye A, Wossen T, Abdoulaye T and Cicek H
Publicado en: Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 2023, ISSN 2571-581X
Editor: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1042551

Adoption of agroforestry systems by smallholders’ farmers in the Sudano-Sahelian zones of Mali and Burkina Faso, West Africa

Autores: S. Fané, D. K. Agbotui, S. Graefe, L. Sanou, S. Sanogo, A. Buerkert
Publicado en: Agroforestry Systems, 2024, ISSN 0167-4366
Editor: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-024-01020-8

Global maps of soil temperature

Autores: Jonas J. Lembrechts et al.
Publicado en: Global Change Biology, Volume 28, Edición 9, 2021, ISSN 1365-2486
Editor: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16060

Combining UAV and Sentinel-2 Imagery for Estimating Millet FCover in a Heterogeneous Agricultural Landscape of Senegal

Autores: Ibrahima Diack, Serigne Mansour Diene, Leroux Louise, Diouf Abdoul Aziz, Heuclin Benjamin, Roupsard Olivier, Letourmy Philippe, Audebert Alain, Sarr Idrissa, Diallo Moussa
Publicado en: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Edición 17, 2024, Página(s) 7305-7322, ISSN 1939-1404
Editor: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2024.3373508

Perceptions pastorales des ligneux fourragers par les éleveurs dans deux communes rurales de la région de Koulikoro, Mali

Autores: Mamadou Coulibaly, Drissa Coulibaly, Hawa Coulibaly, Regina Roessler, Baba Cisse, Eva Schlecht
Publicado en: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Edición 19, 2025, Página(s) 240-252, ISSN 1997-342X
Editor: African Journals Online (AJOL)
DOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v19i1.18

Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to the bioavailability of micronutrients (iron and zinc) in millet accessions

Autores: Hassna Founoune-Mboup, Bassirou Diallo, Rabiath Féichokpè Raïssa Adigoun, Aboubacry Kane, Abdoulaye Fofana Fall
Publicado en: Frontiers in Plant Science, Edición 15, 2024, ISSN 1664-462X
Editor: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1364469

Root litter decomposition in a sub-Sahelian agroforestry parkland dominated by Faidherbia albida

Autores: Lorène Siegwart, Isabelle Bertrand, Olivier Roupsard, Maxime Duthoit, Christophe Jourdan
Publicado en: Journal of Arid Environments, Edición 198, 2025, Página(s) 104696, ISSN 0140-1963
Editor: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104696

Landscape heterogeneity analysis using geospatial techniques and a priori knowledge in Sahelian agroforestry systems of Senegal

Autores: Ndao, B., Leroux, L., Gaetano, R., Diouf, A. A., Soti, V., Bégué, A., Mbow, C., & Sambou, B.
Publicado en: Ecological Indicators Volume 125, June 2021, 107481, 2021, ISSN 1470-160X
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107481

Estimating water fluxes in the critical zone using water stable isotope approaches in the Groundnut and Ferlo basins of Senegal

Autores: Djim M. L. Diongue; Christine Stumpp; Olivier Roupsard; Didier Orange; Frederic C. Do; Serigne Faye
Publicado en: Hydrological Processes, Edición 14, 2023, ISSN 0885-6087
Editor: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.14787

Effets longue-durée de différentes densités de <i>Piliostigma reticulatum</i> (DC) Hochst sur le stockage et la dynamique du carbone et de l’eau dans un Plinthosol épipétrique en zone nord-soudanienne du Burkina Faso

Autores: Moussa Gnissien, Kalifa Coulibaly, Moussa Barro, Jean-Marie Douzet, Laurent Cournac, Harun Cicek, Hassan B. Nacro
Publicado en: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Edición 17, 2023, Página(s) 1220-1236, ISSN 1997-342X
Editor: AJOL
DOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v17i3.36

Towards transdisciplinary identification of suitable woody perennials for resilient agro-silvopastoral systems in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of West Africa

Autores: Regina Roessler, Harun Cicek, Laurent Cournac, Moussa Gnissien, Julia Männle, Eric Koomson, Hassna Founoune-Mboup, Kalifa Coulibaly, Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Hadja Oumou Sanon, Georg Cadisch, Sophie Graefe
Publicado en: Agroforestry Systems, Edición 99, 2025, ISSN 0167-4366
Editor: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-024-01113-4

Management methods of agroforestry parks and local perception of their ecosystem services in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso

Autores: Yawo Joseph SEHOUBO, Manbèssôa MEDA, Harun CICEK, Mipro HIEN, Barthélemy YELEMOU
Publicado en: Journal of Applied Biosciences (JABs), Vol. 17 No. 2 (2023), 2023, ISSN 1991-8631
Editor: African Journals OnLine
DOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v17i2.4

A new approach combining microwave heat pulse and infrared thermography for non-invasive portable sap flow velocity measurement

Autores: Hervé Louche, Annick Penarier, Philippe Nouvel, Bruno Clair, Christophe Coillot, Frédéric C. Do
Publicado en: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Edición 347, 2024, Página(s) 109896, ISSN 0168-1923
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.109896

How far does the tree affect the crop in agroforestry? New spatial analysis methods in a Faidherbia parkland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.

Autores: Roupsard, O., Audebert, A., Ndour, A. P., Clermont-Dauphin, C., Agbohessou, Y., Sanou, J., Koala, J., Faye, E., Sambakhe, D., Jourdan, C., le Maire, G., Tall, L., Sanogo, D., Seghieri, J., Cournac, L., & Leroux, L. (2020)
Publicado en: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Volume 296, 1 July 2020, 106928, 2020, ISSN 0167-8809
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2020.106928

Calibrating the STICS soil-crop model to explore the impact of agroforestry parklands on millet growth

Autores: Sidy Sow, Yolande Senghor, Khardiatou Sadio, Rémi Vezy, Olivier Roupsard, François Affholder, Moussa N’dienor, Cathy Clermont-Dauphin, Espoir Koudjo Gaglo, Seydina Ba, Adama Tounkara, Alpha Bocar Balde, Yelognissè Agbohessou, Josiane Seghieri, Saidou Nourou Sall, Antoine Couedel, Louise Leroux, Christophe Jourdan, Diaminatou Sanogo Diaite, Gatien N. Falconnier
Publicado en: Field Crops Research, Edición 306, 2024, Página(s) 109206, ISSN 0378-4290
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109206

Faidherbia albida trees form a natural buffer against millet water stress in agroforestry parklands in Senegal

Autores: Cathy Clermont-Dauphin, Moussa N’dienor, Louise Leroux, Halimatou. S Ba, Frans Bongers, Christophe Jourdan, Olivier Roupsard, Frederic C. Do, Laurent Cournac, Josiane Seghieri
Publicado en: BASE, 2023, Página(s) 182-195, ISSN 1370-6233
Editor: Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques
DOI: 10.25518/1780-4507.20477

Digestibilité de quelques ligneux fourragers préférés par les ovins dans la zone nord-soudanienne du Burkina Faso. In Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences: Bd. Vol. 63 (Nummer 3, S. 11921–11933).

Autores: Gabriella Traore, L. C., Sanou, S., Roessler, R., Oumou Sanon, H., Bougouma-Yameogo, V., & Schlecht, E. (2025
Publicado en: Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 2025, ISSN 2071-7024
Editor: Biosciences

Estimation of seasonal water use of Faidherbia albida(Delile) A.Chev. in a Sahelian agroforestry parkland

Autores: Sarr, M. S., Diouf, K., Roupsard, O., Rocheteau, A., Orange, D., Jourdan, C., Diehdiou, I., Seghieri, J., & Do, F. C
Publicado en: Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 2023 27(3), 196-204, 2023, ISSN 1370-6233
Editor: Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques
DOI: 10.25518/1780-4507.20512

Analysis of the diversity of cropping systems and management of woody and shrubby trees in agroforestry parks in the northern Sudanian zone of Burkina Faso

Autores: GNISSIEN, Moussa; COULIBALY, Kalifa; SENOU, Issaka; YAMEOGO, Jérôme T.; NACRO, Hassan B.
Publicado en: Sciences naturelles et appliquées, Edición 41, 81-99, 2022, ISSN 1011-6028
Editor: INERA
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13886035

Preference of Ligneous Forages by Sheep in South-East Mali

Autores: Mamadou Coulibaly, Drissa Coulibaly, Regina Roessler, Hawa Coulibaly, Baba Cissé, Eva Schlecht
Publicado en: Animals, Edición 15, 2025, Página(s) 1102, ISSN 2076-2615
Editor: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/ani15081102

Conference proceedings (7)

Comment augmenter les rendements grâce à la matière organique au Sahel ?

Autores: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Sousa, Fernando; Aziz Diouf, Abdoul; Cadisch, Georg
Publicado en: Edición 5, 2025
Editor: Zenodo

Faidherbia albida crée des îlots de fertilité et augmente les rendements

Autores: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Sousa, Fernando; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz; Roupsard, Olivier; Cadisch, Georg
Publicado en: Edición 11, 2025
Editor: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17131805

Faidherbia albida creates fertility islands and boosts yields

Autores: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Sousa, Fernando; Aziz Diouf, Abdoul; Cadisch, Georg
Publicado en: Edición 12, 2025
Editor: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17085910

Digital Advice for Agroecological Intensification - a Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess Effectiveness of Interactive Voice Recordings in Mali

Autores: Grovermann, Christian
Publicado en: Edición 20, 2024
Editor: AgEcon
DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.344324

Augmenter le rendement par culture intercalaire, élagage et paillage avec des arbustes Piliostigma

Autores: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Cadisch, Georg; Sousa, Fernando; Aziz Diouf, Abdoul
Publicado en: Edición 12, 2025
Editor: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17131777

Comparing the performances of simple Pedotransfer Functions with Hydrus 1D inverse parameters estimation in a deep cultivated sahelian soil.

Autores: Diongue DML, Stumpp C, Orange D, Jourdan C, Sow S, Faye S, Roupsard O.
Publicado en: EGU 2022, 3-8 April 2022, Session SSS6.7: Advancing soil parameterization in Earth system modelling., 2022
Editor: EGU General Assembly
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-9499

How to increase yields with organic matter in the Sahel?

Autores: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Sousa, Fernando; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz; Cadisch, Georg
Publicado en: Edición 5, 2025
Editor: Zenodo

Other (7)

Agroforestry in the Sahel: Recommendations for Enriching Soils, Enhancing Yields, Boosting Animal Health.

Autores: Beck, Lilian; Ouattara, Malamine; Cicek, Harun
Publicado en: Edición 5, 2025
Editor: FiBL

Faidherbia albida crée des îlots de fertilité et augmente les rendements

Autores: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Cadisch, Georg; Diouf, Aziz Abdoul; Sousa, Fernando; Roupsard, Olivier
Publicado en: Edición 21, 2025
Editor: FiBL

Bienfaits des arbres et arbustes dans les champs

Autores: Sousa, F., Beck, L., Dietemann, L., & Bissig, S. (2023).
Publicado en: 2023
Editor: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10052944

Increasing yields by using intercropping, pruning, and mulching with Piliostigma shrubs

Autores: Beck, Lilian; Sousa, Fernando; Koomson, Eric; Aziz Diouf, Abdoul; Cadisch, Georg
Publicado en: Edición 12, 2025
Editor: FiBL

Systematic integration of crops, shrubs and livestock in the Sahel

Autores: Dietemann, Lauren; Rueger, Madelaine; Cicek, Harun; Baumann, Patrick
Publicado en: Edición 4, 2022
Editor: FiBL CH
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6979912

Building food systems resilience in the West African Sahel

Autores: Cicek, Harun; Dietemann, Lauren; de Porras, Miguel
Publicado en: Edición 11, 2021
Editor: THE GFAR BLOG
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6324910

Final Recommendations to Researchers

Autores: Dauphin, Clotilde
Publicado en: Edición 2, 2025
Editor: FiBL

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

Modeling gas exchange and biomass production in West African Sahelian and Sudanian ecological zones

Autores: Rahimi, J., Ago, E. E., Ayantunde, A., Berger, S., Bogaert, J., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Cappelaere, B., Cohard, J.-M., Demarty, J., Diouf, A. A., Falk, U., Haas, E., Hiernaux, P., Kraus, D., Roupsard, O., Scheer, C., Srivastava, A. K., Tagesson, T., and Grote, R
Publicado en: Geosci. Model Dev., 14,3789–3812, 2021, ISSN 1991-959X
Editor: Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-14-3789-2021