Spatial fields' dispersion as a farmer strategy to reduce agro-climatic risk at the household level in pearl millet-based systems in the Sahel : a modeling perspective

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dc.contributor.authorAkponikpe, Pierre Irenikatche
dc.contributor.authorMinet, J.
dc.contributor.authorGérard, B.
dc.contributor.authorDefourny, P.
dc.contributor.authorBielders, C.L.
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-16T13:39:08Z
dc.date.available2012-04-16T13:39:08Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionDue to copyright restrictions, this item cannot be shareden
dc.description.abstractThe research tested the hypothesis that the dispersion of farmers’ fields around village territory helps mitigate agro-climatic risk by increasing yield stability from year to year. Using the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) crop simulation model, simulated yields were combined with the land tenure map of the Banizoumbou village area (Niger) to assess millet yield at field and household levels. Results show that field dispersion is an effective strategy, and it is clearly advisable that land reforms in the area take into account the benefits of field dispersion to mitigate climatic risk.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/48763
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.subjectMILLETen
dc.subjectGISen
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITYen
dc.subjectSAHELen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RISKen
dc.subjectRAIN FED FARMINGen
dc.subjectAPSIMen
dc.subjectSIMULATIONen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYen
dc.subjectNIGERen
dc.subjectSAHELen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleSpatial fields' dispersion as a farmer strategy to reduce agro-climatic risk at the household level in pearl millet-based systems in the Sahel : a modeling perspectiveen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderElsevier B.V.
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number104391
idrc.project.titleAfrican Climate Change Fellowshipen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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