The emergence and spreading of an improved traditional soil and water conservation practice in Burkina Faso

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorKaboré, Daniel
dc.creatorReij, Chris
dc.date2004
dc.date2024-10-24T12:42:18Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:42:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:17:23Z
dc.descriptionThis paper describes the emergence of improved traditional planting pits (zaï) in Burkina Faso in the early 1980s as well as their advantages, disadvantages and impact. The zaï emerged in a context of recurrent droughts and frequent harvest failures, which triggered farmers to start improving this local practice. Despair triggered experimentation and innovation by farmers. These processes were supported and complemented by external intervention. Between 1985 and 2000 substantial public investment has taken place in soil and water conservation (SWC). The socio-economic and environmental situation on the northern part of the Central Plateau is still precarious for many farming families, but the predicted environmental collapse has not occurred and in many villages indications can be found of both environmental recovery and poverty reduction. -- Authors' Abstract
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/155576
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/100069
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKaboré, Daniel; Reij, Chris. 2004. The emergence and spreading of an improved traditional soil and water conservation practice in Burkina Faso. EPTD Discussion Paper 114. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155576
dc.subjectsoil fertility
dc.subjectsoil conservation
dc.subjectwater conservation
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjecttraditional farming
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.subjectpublic investment
dc.subjectenvironmental degradation
dc.titleThe emergence and spreading of an improved traditional soil and water conservation practice in Burkina Faso
dc.typeWorking Paper

Archivos

Colecciones

Instituto Internacional de Investigación sobre Políticas Alimentarias (IFPRI)