@article{fdi:010035609,
  title = {{I}mproved collective decision-making in action for irrigated rice farmers in the {S}enegal {R}iver {V}alley},
  author = {{P}oussin, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {D}iallo, {Y}. and {L}egoupil, {J}.{C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he gap between potential and actual yield levels reveals an opportunity for increasing productivity without technological innovation within irrigated rice systems. {A} participatory approach to promoting integrated crop management in rice cultivation has been tested as part of a village irrigation scheme on the {M}auritanian side of the {S}enegal {R}iver during the wet seasons of 1998, 1999 and 2000. {T}his approach was based on simulation-aided collective decision-making for the purpose of organizing a planned cropping calendar for the entire target irrigation zone prior to the beginning of the growing season. {M}oreover, a software called "{C}al{C}ul" (for "{C}alendrier {C}ultural" or "{C}ropping {S}chedule") was introduced; this application is based on the knowledge acquired on irrigated rice cropping in the {S}ahel region stemming from two sources: agronomic understanding, thanks to the irrigated rice development simulation model {RIDEV}; and management notions on the rice production system within the {S}enegal {R}iver {V}alley irrigation schemes. {T}his participatory research-driven effort applied in the {S}enegal {R}iver {V}alley has combined diagnostic monitoring, discussions with the farming community and advisers about organizational and technical changes, cropping calendar planning at the level of the irrigation scheme, and then a repeated monitoring exercise. {T}his orientation has led to increasing gross margin at the irrigation scheme level by over 80% without having to implement any technological innovation. (c) 2005 {E}lsevier {L}td. {A}ll rights reserved.},
  keywords = {irrigated rice ; {W}est {A}frica ; crop management ; input efficiency ; decision support tool},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}gricultural {S}ystems},
  volume = {89},
  numero = {2-3},
  pages = {299--323},
  ISSN = {0308-521{X}},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.agsy.2005.09.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010035609},
}