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Niakhar

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The site is embedded into the "Observatoire Population-Santé-Environnement" of Niakhar. Sahelian agro-sylvo-pastoral parkland system , dominated by Faidherbia (Acacia) albida, with pearl millet and peanut as undercrops, livestock and somme fallows. Large and flat farming system (>700 ha) belonging to villagers, around 20 m.a.s.l. A mosaic of land uses, each plot around 1 ha, with annual rotations between pearl millet and peanut.

Acknowledgements

Funder Award number Award Start date End date Comment
CIRAD; IRD; EU; Agropolis Foundation
CIRAD; IRD; EU; Agropolis Foundation;

Current staff

Name Role (ICOS vocabulary) Start date
Laurent Cournac Researcher
Christophe Jourdan Researcher
Olivier Roupsard Principal Investigator
Franck Timouk Researcher

Location

14.49581, -16.45357
19 m
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