The CoProdScope: an assessment and advisory tool for crop and livestock co-product management to intensify agroecology in agro-pastoral farms
Farms in the savannah areas of Sub-Saharan Africa are largely based on agro-pas-toral systems. They produce large quantities of crop co-products (CCP, i.e. straw, tops, stalks) and livestock co-products (LCP, i.e. faeces). However, only a small proportion of co-products are recovered to meet their needs for fodder, manure and mulch. Improving the recovery of co-products is an effective way to boost farm autonomy, productivity and long-term resilience. It also helps farmers adapt their practices as part of their agroecological transition. The CoProdScope (CPS) tool has been designed with a view to: 1) carrying out an annual review of CCP and LCP management at farm level in order to assess the proportion of unrecovered co-products, and to identify recovery potential (Review step); 2) co-designing a strategy with the farmer (Management Advisory step), with the aim of recovering CCP and LCP as fodder (storage and field grazing), manure (pit and pen manure), mulch (straws and stalks covering the soil ) and for distribution to third parties. This paper describes how the CPS tool works, presents the review and management advisory stages, and outlines the potential digital development that would make the CPS suitable for field use by agricultural advisors.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | E90 - Structure agraire, F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture, agroécologie, savane, petite exploitation agricole, système de culture, système d'aide à la décision, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_92381, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6825, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7113, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49868, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_166, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8081, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/608018/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/608018/1/Zoungrana%20et%20al.%202023.pdf |
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