Livelihood zoning consists in identifying areas where rural people share
relatively homogeneous living conditions, on the basis of a combination of
biophysical and socio-economic determinants. The main criteria to establish
livelihood zones are:...
Migration presents a common livelihood strategy in the South-West region of
Burkina Faso. Cross-border return migration is deeply embedded in the
society. These interviews generates new knowledge about the shared
‘cultures of migration’. They...
There have been recent incidences of weather extremes in the West African
Sudan Savanna and farmers have responded through implementation of relevant
adaptation strategies. For a deeper insight into farmers’ adaptation to
climatic shocks, this...
Migration presents a common livelihood strategy in the South-West region of
Burkina Faso. Cross-border return migration is deeply embedded in the
society. This study generates new knowledge about the shared ‘cultures of
migration’. It was...
The number of damaged (= non intact, not fully developed or aborted seeds,
that are not viable) was significantly increased after spontaneous
self-pollination than after cross pollination. This is a clear sign of
inbreeding depression in the lack...
Total abundance of bee species in savannas of low (Nazinga area), medium
(Bontioli area) and high (Dano area) disturbance intensity in the south of
Burkina Faso. Data were collected with pan traps for a period of 21 months in
2014 and 2015...
flower visitor observations were carried out for 180hours in the dry and
rainy season 2014 in Dano, Burkina Faso.
Flower visitors were considered as potential pollinators when either touching
anthers or stigma of the flowers and thus potentially...
Fruit set of conventional upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) was highest
after out cross pollination than after spontaneous selfing (pollinator
exclusion).
This study revealed that local agro-pastoralists were quite aware of their
own actions that could influence the changing abundance of the natural forage
resources. Moreover, the local informants suggested means through which their
rich LEK in the...