@article{fdi:010075617,
  title = {{F}onio ({D}igitaria exilis ({K}ippist) {S}tapf) : a socially embedded cereal for food and nutrition security in {S}enegal},
  author = {{D}iop, {B}. {M}. and {G}ueye, {M}. {C}. and {A}gbangba, {C}. {E}. and {C}isse, {N}. and {D}eu, {M}. and {D}iack, {O}. and {F}ofana, {A}. and {K}ane, {N}. {A}. and {N}dir, {K}. {N}. and {N}doye, {I}. and {N}gom, {A}. and {L}eclerc, {C}. {Y}. {A}. and {P}iquet, {M}. and {V}igouroux, {Y}ves and {Z}ekraoui, {L}eila and {B}illot, {C}. and {B}arnaud, {A}deline},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}gricultural diversification with neglected and underutilized species is a viable way to sustainably increase the productivity of agrosystems. {U}nderstanding the social, cultural, and ecological roles of these species is crucial for their promotion. {W}hite fonio ({D}igitaria exilis), a neglected cereal endemic to {W}est {A}frican {S}ahelian countries, is recognized as a crop for the future due to its cultural, nutritional, and economic values. {I}n this study, we described fonio farming systems in {S}enegal through an ethnobotanical approach. {A}s expected in family farming systems, farmers largely practiced diversified subsistence agriculture on small plots and relied on local seed exchange networks. {T}he importance of fonio varied among agroecological zones, ethnic groups, and gender. {I}n the {G}roundnut {B}asin, where agriculture is more mechanized, late-maturing landraces of fonio are cultivated as a cash crop rather than a staple crop. {H}owever, in southern {S}enegal, where food shortages are recurrent, fonio is more widespread and the cultivation of both early- and late-maturing landraces contributes to local food security. {T}hese differences also reflect the cultural status of fonio: different among ethnic groups and more important for women than for men. {F}inally, the regressive dynamics of fonio cultivation in most regions emphasizes the need to develop integrated conservation and promotion strategies that take into account the diversity of social and agronomical roles of the plant.},
  keywords = {{F}amily farming system ; {N}eglected and underutilized species ; {C}ereals ; {A}gricultural diversification ; {E}thnobotany ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}thnobiology {L}etters},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {150--165},
  ISSN = {2159-8126},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.14237/ebl.9.2.2018.1072},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075617},
}