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

Informazioni relative al progetto

SustainSAHEL

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 861974

DOI

10.3030/861974

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 28 Aprile 2020

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2020

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2025

Finanziato da

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

Costo totale

€ 7 499 930,00

Contributo UE

€ 7 499 930,00

Coordinato da

FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU STIFTUNG
Switzerland

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Risultati finali

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

Pubblicazioni

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

Autori: Serigne Mansour Diene, Ibrahima Diack, Alain Audebert, Olivier Roupsard, Louise Leroux, Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Modou Mbaye, Romain Fernandez, Moussa Diallo, Idrissa Sarr
Pubblicato in: IEEE Access, Numero 12, 2024, Pagina/e 132626-132643, ISSN 2169-3536
Editore: 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

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

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

Autori: Willmott Aaron, Riar Amritbir, Saj Stephane, Armengot Laura, Cicek Harun, Kiboi Milka, Singh Akanksha, Grass Ingo, Cotter Marc
Pubblicato in: Agroforestry Systems, Numero 98, 2024, Pagina/e 2933-2949, ISSN 0167-4366
Editore: 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

Autori: 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.
Pubblicato in: Ecological Modelling Volume 474, December 2022, 110113, 2022, ISSN 0304-3800
Editore: 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

Autori: Djim M. L. Diongue, Olivier Roupsard, Frederic C. Do, Christine Stumpp, Didier Orange, Sidy Sow, Christophe Jourdan & Serigne Faye (2022)
Pubblicato in: Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67:15, 2327-2343, 2022, ISSN 0262-6667
Editore: 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.

Autori: Leroux, L., Clermont-Dauphin, C., Ndienor, M., Jourdan, C., Roupsard, O., & Seghieri, J. (2023)
Pubblicato in: Science of the Total Environment, 853., 2022, ISSN 0048-9697
Editore: 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

Autori: Linda Cletchio Gabriella Traoré, Minata Ouattara, Sita Sanou, Hadja Oumou Sanon, Valérie Bougouma-Yameogo
Pubblicato in: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2023, ISSN 1997-342X
Editore: 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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Heliyon, Numero 9, 2025, Pagina/e e17680, ISSN 2405-8440
Editore: 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

Autori: Grovermann C, Rees C, Beye A, Wossen T, Abdoulaye T and Cicek H
Pubblicato in: Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 2023, ISSN 2571-581X
Editore: 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

Autori: S. Fané, D. K. Agbotui, S. Graefe, L. Sanou, S. Sanogo, A. Buerkert
Pubblicato in: Agroforestry Systems, 2024, ISSN 0167-4366
Editore: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-024-01020-8

Global maps of soil temperature

Autori: Jonas J. Lembrechts et al.
Pubblicato in: Global Change Biology, Volume 28, Numero 9, 2021, ISSN 1365-2486
Editore: 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

Autori: Ibrahima Diack, Serigne Mansour Diene, Leroux Louise, Diouf Abdoul Aziz, Heuclin Benjamin, Roupsard Olivier, Letourmy Philippe, Audebert Alain, Sarr Idrissa, Diallo Moussa
Pubblicato in: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Numero 17, 2024, Pagina/e 7305-7322, ISSN 1939-1404
Editore: 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

Autori: Mamadou Coulibaly, Drissa Coulibaly, Hawa Coulibaly, Regina Roessler, Baba Cisse, Eva Schlecht
Pubblicato in: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Numero 19, 2025, Pagina/e 240-252, ISSN 1997-342X
Editore: 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

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

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

Autori: Lorène Siegwart, Isabelle Bertrand, Olivier Roupsard, Maxime Duthoit, Christophe Jourdan
Pubblicato in: Journal of Arid Environments, Numero 198, 2025, Pagina/e 104696, ISSN 0140-1963
Editore: 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

Autori: Ndao, B., Leroux, L., Gaetano, R., Diouf, A. A., Soti, V., Bégué, A., Mbow, C., & Sambou, B.
Pubblicato in: Ecological Indicators Volume 125, June 2021, 107481, 2021, ISSN 1470-160X
Editore: 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

Autori: Djim M. L. Diongue; Christine Stumpp; Olivier Roupsard; Didier Orange; Frederic C. Do; Serigne Faye
Pubblicato in: Hydrological Processes, Numero 14, 2023, ISSN 0885-6087
Editore: 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

Autori: Moussa Gnissien, Kalifa Coulibaly, Moussa Barro, Jean-Marie Douzet, Laurent Cournac, Harun Cicek, Hassan B. Nacro
Pubblicato in: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Numero 17, 2023, Pagina/e 1220-1236, ISSN 1997-342X
Editore: 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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Agroforestry Systems, Numero 99, 2025, ISSN 0167-4366
Editore: 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

Autori: Yawo Joseph SEHOUBO, Manbèssôa MEDA, Harun CICEK, Mipro HIEN, Barthélemy YELEMOU
Pubblicato in: Journal of Applied Biosciences (JABs), Vol. 17 No. 2 (2023), 2023, ISSN 1991-8631
Editore: 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

Autori: Hervé Louche, Annick Penarier, Philippe Nouvel, Bruno Clair, Christophe Coillot, Frédéric C. Do
Pubblicato in: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Numero 347, 2024, Pagina/e 109896, ISSN 0168-1923
Editore: 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.

Autori: 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)
Pubblicato in: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Volume 296, 1 July 2020, 106928, 2020, ISSN 0167-8809
Editore: 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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Field Crops Research, Numero 306, 2024, Pagina/e 109206, ISSN 0378-4290
Editore: 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

Autori: Cathy Clermont-Dauphin, Moussa N’dienor, Louise Leroux, Halimatou. S Ba, Frans Bongers, Christophe Jourdan, Olivier Roupsard, Frederic C. Do, Laurent Cournac, Josiane Seghieri
Pubblicato in: BASE, 2023, Pagina/e 182-195, ISSN 1370-6233
Editore: 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).

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

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

Autori: Sarr, M. S., Diouf, K., Roupsard, O., Rocheteau, A., Orange, D., Jourdan, C., Diehdiou, I., Seghieri, J., & Do, F. C
Pubblicato in: Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 2023 27(3), 196-204, 2023, ISSN 1370-6233
Editore: 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

Autori: GNISSIEN, Moussa; COULIBALY, Kalifa; SENOU, Issaka; YAMEOGO, Jérôme T.; NACRO, Hassan B.
Pubblicato in: Sciences naturelles et appliquées, Numero 41, 81-99, 2022, ISSN 1011-6028
Editore: INERA
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13886035

Preference of Ligneous Forages by Sheep in South-East Mali

Autori: Mamadou Coulibaly, Drissa Coulibaly, Regina Roessler, Hawa Coulibaly, Baba Cissé, Eva Schlecht
Pubblicato in: Animals, Numero 15, 2025, Pagina/e 1102, ISSN 2076-2615
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/ani15081102

Conference proceedings (7)

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

Autori: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Sousa, Fernando; Aziz Diouf, Abdoul; Cadisch, Georg
Pubblicato in: Numero 5, 2025
Editore: Zenodo

Faidherbia albida crée des îlots de fertilité et augmente les rendements

Autori: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Sousa, Fernando; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz; Roupsard, Olivier; Cadisch, Georg
Pubblicato in: Numero 11, 2025
Editore: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17131805

Faidherbia albida creates fertility islands and boosts yields

Autori: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Sousa, Fernando; Aziz Diouf, Abdoul; Cadisch, Georg
Pubblicato in: Numero 12, 2025
Editore: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17085910

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

Autori: Grovermann, Christian
Pubblicato in: Numero 20, 2024
Editore: AgEcon
DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.344324

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

Autori: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Cadisch, Georg; Sousa, Fernando; Aziz Diouf, Abdoul
Pubblicato in: Numero 12, 2025
Editore: 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.

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

How to increase yields with organic matter in the Sahel?

Autori: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Sousa, Fernando; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz; Cadisch, Georg
Pubblicato in: Numero 5, 2025
Editore: Zenodo

Other (7)

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

Autori: Beck, Lilian; Ouattara, Malamine; Cicek, Harun
Pubblicato in: Numero 5, 2025
Editore: FiBL

Faidherbia albida crée des îlots de fertilité et augmente les rendements

Autori: Beck, Lilian; Koomson, Eric; Cadisch, Georg; Diouf, Aziz Abdoul; Sousa, Fernando; Roupsard, Olivier
Pubblicato in: Numero 21, 2025
Editore: FiBL

Bienfaits des arbres et arbustes dans les champs

Autori: Sousa, F., Beck, L., Dietemann, L., & Bissig, S. (2023).
Pubblicato in: 2023
Editore: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10052944

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

Autori: Beck, Lilian; Sousa, Fernando; Koomson, Eric; Aziz Diouf, Abdoul; Cadisch, Georg
Pubblicato in: Numero 12, 2025
Editore: FiBL

Systematic integration of crops, shrubs and livestock in the Sahel

Autori: Dietemann, Lauren; Rueger, Madelaine; Cicek, Harun; Baumann, Patrick
Pubblicato in: Numero 4, 2022
Editore: FiBL CH
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6979912

Building food systems resilience in the West African Sahel

Autori: Cicek, Harun; Dietemann, Lauren; de Porras, Miguel
Pubblicato in: Numero 11, 2021
Editore: THE GFAR BLOG
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6324910

Final Recommendations to Researchers

Autori: Dauphin, Clotilde
Pubblicato in: Numero 2, 2025
Editore: FiBL

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Geosci. Model Dev., 14,3789–3812, 2021, ISSN 1991-959X
Editore: Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-14-3789-2021