Local Practices and Knowledge Associated with Date Palm Cultivation in Southeastern Niger
| Autor: | René Lecoustre, Frédérique Aberlenc, Oumarou Zango, Yacoubou Bakasso, Jean-Christophe Pintaud, Hervé Rey |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations (UMR AMAP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Département Systèmes Biologiques (Cirad-BIOS), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), Université Abdou Moumouni [Niamey], Diversité, adaptation, développement des plantes (UMR DIADE), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Wet season 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences [SDV.SA.AGRO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agronomy 01 natural sciences Sahel Dry season Local Knowledge Climate change 0105 earth and related environmental sciences 2. Zero hunger Sustainable development business.industry Phenology Agroforestry General Medicine 15. Life on land Phoenix dactylifera Geography Agronomy 13. Climate action Agriculture Livestock [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology Palm business Seed Propagated Variety 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Sciences, Scientific research, 2016, 07 (09), pp.586-603. ⟨10.4236/as.2016.79056⟩ Agricultural Sciences, 2016, 07 (09), pp.586-603. ⟨10.4236/as.2016.79056⟩ |
| ISSN: | 2156-8553 |
| Popis: | International audience; The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), a dioecious species, is of particular interest in the Sahel due to its phenological plasticity in relation to climate change and its double-flowering capacity. This article explores local practices and knowledge associated with date palm cultivation in the oasis basins of southeastern Niger, and provides an inventory of local seed propagated varieties, for more effectively guiding agricultural research and the breeding of this species. We carried out a survey of 30 date palm growers in 14 villages of the Manga region. The qualitative data of the survey were processed by a Multiple Correspondence Analysis. We inventoried 19 date palm varieties, for which the main distinctive criterion was fruit colour, but some other criteria such as biology or provenance were also used. The cultural practices and knowledge associated with the date palm in Manga have improved since the 1990s. They also depend on ethnic groups and the importance they assign to farming compared to livestock rearing and trading activities. The type of basin (high, intermediate, or low water table) influences growers’ practices and perceptions. Lastly, the date harvest in the wet season is abundant, but of mediocre quality, whereas it is the opposite for the dry season harvest. To conclude, sustainable development of date palm cultivation in the Sahel zone relies firstly on the selection of varieties that are early fruit producers or that can complete fruit maturation during the raining season and secondly on technical capacity building for producers. |
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