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2. Managing tree cover to restore farm productivity and build landscape and livelihood resilience in West Africa.

Author

Bayala, Jules and Harmand, Jean-Michel

Subjects
LAND degradation, FARM buildings, PRODUCTION management (Manufacturing), ECOSYSTEM health, LANDSCAPE assessment, LANDSCAPES
Abstract

Land restoration and sustainable natural resource use are critical societal concerns that impact both the health of ecosystems and human well-being. There is increasing recognition of the importance of restoring degraded land and landscapes, culminating in the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030). This special issue sheds light on how trees can help restore landscapes and is organized around 3 domains: ecological and genetic variation, restoration of species and lands, and species management in production systems. Successful tree cover interventions consider species, practices, and their management within the production systems to optimize impacts. A solid understanding of the variation in tree materials and their different functional traits can help restoration project planners and managers select the best interventions, such as direct seeding and Farmers' Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). Simultaneously, the use of these approaches must be context-specific and consider the severity of land degradation. The Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF), a tool that helps determine the severity of land degradation, can be used to help tailor interventions to the local extent of land degradation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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4. Farmers’ perception on the benefits and constraints of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration and determinants of its adoption in the southern groundnut basin of Senegal

Author

Marcel Badji, Moussa Sall, Baba Ansoumana Camara, Ousmane Ndiaye, Halimatou Sadyane Ba, Diaminatou Sanogo, Pape Bilal Diahate, and Mouhamadou Diop

Subjects
Agroforestry, business.industry, media_common.quotation_subject, Reforestation, Farmer-managed natural regeneration, Forestry, Geography, Agriculture, Probit model, Psychological resilience, Illegal logging, Soil fertility, business, Agronomy and Crop Science, Socioeconomic status, media_common
Abstract

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a simple and inexpensive practice for restoring vegetation cover on degraded land, unlike reforestation. Current knowledge on the socioeconomic factors that may influence its adoption is limited. The objective of this study is to analyze the socioeconomic determinants of FMNR adoption by communities. 197 households were surveyed. The probit model was used to identify the socioeconomic determinants of adoption. The results show that ethnicity, access to external support, receptivity to technological innovations, mode of land acquisition and the importance of production are determining factors in the adoption of FMNR. According to farmers, FMNR contributes to improving soil fertility and soil moisture conservation (21% and 17% of farmers, respectively). According to them, the FMNR improves the supply of wood (18 %) and non-timber forest products (13 %). The main constraints to the scaling up of this practice are, respectively, illegal logging (42%), animal roaming (29%), and the difficulties of using animal traction in a farm having many trees/shrubs (12 %). These results provide an overview of the considerations to be integrated for the success of FMNR as a strategy to strengthen the resilience of communities and ecosystems to climate disturbances.

Published
2021

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