@article{fdi:010074105,
  title = {{U}se and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{F}elix, {G}. {F}. and {D}iedhiou, {I}. and {L}e {G}arff, {M}. and {T}immermann, {C}. and {C}lermont {D}auphin, {C}athy and {C}ournac, {L}aurent and {G}root, {J}. {C}. {J}. and {T}ittonell, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}trategies that strengthen and use biodiversity are crucial for sustained food production and livelihoods in semiarid {W}est {A}frica. {T}he objective of this paper was to examine the role of biodiversity in sustaining diverse forms of multifunctional farming practices while at the same time providing ecological services to subsistence-oriented farming families in the region of study through mechanisms as (a) crop species diversification, (b) management of spatial heterogeneity, and (c) diversification of nutrition-sensitive landscapes. {O}ur analysis shows that crop associations between cereals and legumes or between perennials and annuals, have overall positive effects on soil characteristics and often improve crop yields. {S}oil heterogeneity is produced by woody perennials and termites. {L}ocal management provides opportunities to collect a diversity of nutrition-rich species year-round and sustain household nutrition.},
  keywords = {{A}groforestry ; {E}cological engineering ; {I}ntercropping ; {N}utritional functional diversity ; {T}ermites ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {ZONE} {SEMIARIDE} ; {ZONE} {SOUDANOSAHELIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {F}ood {S}ecurity : {A}griculture {P}olicy {E}conomics and {E}nvironment},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {},
  pages = {76--85},
  ISSN = {2211-9124},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.gfs.2018.08.005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074105},
}