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Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Village Land in an Agropastoral Area of Niger for a Contextualized Diffusion of Agroecological Intensification Options
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: Received: 6 December 2023 / Approved: 6 December 2023 / Online: 6 December 2023 (10:49:20 CET)
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Jangorzo, N.S.; Loireau, M.; Sadda, A.; Sami Mari, O.; Saïdou, A.; Issoufou, H.B. Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Village Land in an Agropastoral Area of Niger for a Contextualized Diffusion of Agroecological Intensification Options. Preprints2023, 2023120405. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0405.v1
Jangorzo, N.S.; Loireau, M.; Sadda, A.; Sami Mari, O.; Saïdou, A.; Issoufou, H.B. Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Village Land in an Agropastoral Area of Niger for a Contextualized Diffusion of Agroecological Intensification Options. Preprints 2023, 2023120405. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0405.v1
Jangorzo, N.S.; Loireau, M.; Sadda, A.; Sami Mari, O.; Saïdou, A.; Issoufou, H.B. Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Village Land in an Agropastoral Area of Niger for a Contextualized Diffusion of Agroecological Intensification Options. Preprints2023, 2023120405. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0405.v1
APA Style
Jangorzo, N.S., Loireau, M., Sadda, A., Sami Mari, O., Saïdou, A., & Issoufou, H.B. (2023). Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Village Land in an Agropastoral Area of Niger for a Contextualized Diffusion of Agroecological Intensification Options. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0405.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Jangorzo, N.S., Abdoul-Aziz Saïdou and Hassane Bil-Assanou Issoufou. 2023 "Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Village Land in an Agropastoral Area of Niger for a Contextualized Diffusion of Agroecological Intensification Options" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0405.v1
Abstract
Spatio-temporal variability and dynamics in Sahelian agro-pastoral zones make each local situation a special case. These specificities must be considered to guide the dissemination of agricultural options with a view to sustainable development. The territorial scale of municipalities is not sufficient for this necessary contextualization; the scale of the “village terroir” seems to be a better option. This is the hypothesis put forward by the Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems program. By analyzing the links between farm managers and their cultivated land, as well as the spatio-temporal dynamics of “village terroirs” in three regions of Niger (Maradi, Dosso and Tillabéri), this study provides evidence of the existence and functional usefulness of the village terroir for farmers, their land management and their activities. It demonstrates the usefulness of contextualizing agricultural options at this scale. It is based on data collected through participatory mapping and surveys. Their analysis elucidates the links between “terroirs village” and the specific functioning of the agro-socio-ecosystems acting on each of them, thus laying the systemic and geographical foundations for a model of the spatio-temporal dynamics of “village terroirs”. This initial work has opened up new perspectives in modeling and sustainable development.
Keywords
Niger, option by context, local condition, complex system, multiscale, conceptual modeling.
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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