Publications (280)
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Unpacking the role of neglected and underutilized plant species in smallholder diversification strategies for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from Senegal_
Quanli Wang , Eric Brako Dompreh , Alassane Diouf , Anna Porcuna-Ferrer , Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Miyuki Iiyama, Mame Samba Mbaye, Fatouh Kine Gueye , Kangbéni Dimobe, Mohammad Naushad Emmambux, Adjima Thiombiano, Alexandros Gasparatos
Neglected and underutilized plant species (NUS) can contribute to food security, poverty alleviation, agrodiversity conservation and climate resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). One avenue for realizing NUS’ potential is by making them components of smallholder diversification strategies. However, we lack clear evidence about how NUS are ac(...)
Diversification, Poverty alleviation, Food security, Smallholder farmers, Orphan crops, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Epidemiology and molecular characterization of lumpy skin disease virus in cattle in the Poro Region of Ivory Coast
Mireille Catherine Kadja, Aristide Anicet Zobo, Edmond Onidje, Laibané Dieudonné Dahourou, Yemienguigna Nougnon Coulibaly, Cyprien Bokpe Yapi, Souahibou Sourokou Sabi, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe, Irene Kasindi Meki, Tirumala Bharani Kumar Settypalli, William George Dundon, Viskam Wijewardana, Charles Euloge Lamien
Introduction
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) threatens cattle health and productivity in Ivory Coast, where limited resources for livestock management hinder disease control. Moreover, the lack of studies on its prevalence and genetic profile leaves critical gaps in understanding its epidemiology and local risk factors. This stud(...)
Herd, Livestock, Epidemiology, Prevalence, Molecular epidemiology, Outbreak, Cluster (spacecraft)
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Effets de la politique de réglementation de la vente du soja sur les performances des producteurs au Bénin : Entre stabilisation et incitations à l’investissement
Bawanam Barnabé Kao Abalo, Yirviel Janvier Métouolé Méda
Cette étude analyse les effets de la politique de réglementation de la vente du soja sur les performances des producteurs au Bénin de 1990 à 2023, en se concentrant sur l’offre de production et le revenu net agricole. À travers une analyse économétrique de données temporelles, les résultats révèlent un effet positif et statistiquement signific(...)
Bénin, performance des producteurs, politique agricole, réglementation, soja
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Factors associated with tuberculosis in cattle in the urban and peri-urban areas of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2021
Djénèbou Diakité, Laibané Dieudonné Dahourou, Djibril Barry, Pauline Kiswendsida Yanog, Yoda Hermann, Jean Kaboré, Brice Wilfrid Bicaba, Nicolas Meda, Lamouni Habibata Zerbo, Samba Thioub, Lalidia Bruno Ouoba, Sayouba Ouédraogo, Désiré Nana
Introduction: Bovine tuberculosis is endemic in Burkina Faso. It is a chronic zoonosis with a significant health and economic impact. Studies carried out on both sides of the country show the existence of bovine tuberculosis with a high prevalence ranging from 3.75 to 27.7% from 2004 to 2018. However, the factors associated with the circulatio(...)
Zoonosis, Tuberculosis, Livestock, Bovine tuberculosis, Transmission (telecommunications), Disease, Tuberculin, Epidemiology
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Biotic and abiotic drivers of biomass carbon storage in peri-urban forests in Burkina Faso
Larba Hubert Balima, Moussa Ganamé, Philippe Bayen, Henry Kiemtoré, Lassané Nakoulma, Mohamed Cissé, Issouf Zerbo, Adjima Thiombiano
Urban and peri-urban forests are vital nature-based climate solutions in urban centers undergoing rapid urbanization and rising temperatures. While their ecological role in carbon sequestration is documented in West Africa, how environmental factors affect aboveground carbon (AGC) storage in peri-urban forests remains poorly understood. This s(...)
Abiotic component, Carbon sequestration, Biomass (ecology), Seasonality, Biotic component, Climate change, Carbon fibers, Precipitation
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Interface Homme-serpents en zone urbaine et péri-urbaine du Burkina Faso (Afrique de l’Ouest)
Alamou M. Henri Adje, Idrissa Kaboré, Siefo Parfait Gnoumou, Emmanuel M. Hema
L’intensification des activités anthropiques et l’expansion démographique détruisent les habitats des serpents, affectant ainsi leur diversité et abondance. Cela a pour conséquence, la diminution ou la perte de leur biodiversité. Cependant, au Burkina Faso, les travaux sur le peuplement des serpents sont très fragmentaires et datent de plusieu(...)
Urban environment, Urban regeneration, Urban poverty, Informal settlements
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Breaking the code of silence: Sexual violence and campus culture at Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly University, Burkina Faso
Tengueri Yacouba
Introduction: Gray literature on gender-based violence (GBV) in universities
shows that female students are the most vulnerable group. In our context, this
study examines the forms of GBV and the profiles of perpetrators at Daniel
Ouezzin Coulibaly University.
Methods: A mixed-methods approach was adopted. The questionnaire survey
involve(...)
gender-based violence, perpetrators and forms of violence, female students, university safety, Burkina Faso
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Diversité, structure des populations et usages des espèces ligneuses du site Ramsar 2292 au Burkina Faso
Nongbila Eugène BALMA, Pauline Ouédraogo, Rodrigue Idohou, Philippe Bayen
La zone de confluence Mouhoun–Sourou, située dans la région de la Boucle du Mouhoun, est essentielle pour les populations riveraines grâce aux biens et services écosystémiques qu'elle fournit. Cette étude a pour objectif d'évaluer la diversité et la structure des populations d'espèces ligneuses au sein du site Ramsar n°2292 au Burkina Faso, af(...)
Combretaceae, Population structure, Reforestation, Khaya
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Micro-XRF-Based Quantitative Mineralogy of the Beauvoir Li Granite: A Tool for Facies Characterization and Ore Processing Optimization
Zia Steven Kahou , Michel Cathelineau], Wilédio Marc-Emile Bonzi , Lise Salsi,Patrick Fullenwarth
Quantitative mineralogy plays a vital role in exploration geology by defining mineral assemblages, identifying metal-bearing phases, and providing clues to optimize ore processing. In peraluminous rare-metal granites such as those at Beauvoir (France), mineral quantification is challenging, especially in altered facies where partial replacemen(...)
quantitative mineralogy, micro-XRF, Li-bearing Beauvoir granite, alteration facies, normative mineral proportion, ore processing
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Impact of climate, land use and disturbances on the population structure in natural stands and regeneration patterns of Celtis toka in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Zaïnabou Dabré, Issouf Zerbo, Philippe Bayen, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Alpha Kargbo, Soro Dodiomon, Adjima Thiombiano
Celtis toka is a multipurpose wild mystic tree of Burkina Faso with an unknown population dynamic stability. The study was conducted to assess the impact of climate, land use and disturbances on the natural population of the species. This study was carried out in two climatic zones and two land use types in Burkina Faso. Data on the structural(...)
Balanites aegyptiaca, Land use, Population, Population density, Natural regeneration, Disturbance (geology)
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Integrating Soil Natural Capital Into Production Frontiers of Ecosystem Services in Agriculture
Toho Hien, Serge Garcia, Christophe Schwartz
ABSTRACT
Natural capital is a key element in the provision of soil ecosystem services (ES). However, most economic analyses of production lack an explicit integration of natural capital and its components. We develop a novel empirical approach that integrates soil natural capital into a multi‐output production model using a(...)
agricultural soils, carbon sequestration, distance function, natural capital, structural equation modeling, technical efficiency
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Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Salmonella species and Escherichia coli isolated from food sold in public spaces in Boromo, Burkina Faso
Hadiza Bawa Ibrahim, Soutongnooma Caroline Bouda, Oumar Traore, Marguerite Edith Malatala Nikiema, Nahini Marc Lompo, Nicolas Barro and Réné Dembele
Street food plays a major socio-economic role, but its preparation and sale in often rudimentary hygienic conditions expose it to bacterial contamination, which is a public health concern. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and antibiotic sensitivity of Salmonella species and Escherichia coli in food sold in public places in Boromo, Bur(...)
Food safety, public health, food hygiene, fecal contamination, multidrug resistance
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Spatiotemporal land use changes dynamics impacts on natural reserves in West African dryland: Drivers, Carbon emissions and Climate Change Implications
Issaka Abdou Razakou Kiribou, Kangbéni Dimobe, Charles Lamoussa Sanou, Sintayehu W. Dejene
Land use change (LUC), primarily driven by anthropogenic pressure, poses a major threat to West African drylands’ vegetation. As critical indicators of ecosystem sustainability, LUC patterns reflect how human activities alter carbon dynamics and climate vulnerability. This systematic review analyzes the spatial and temporal dynamics of LUC imp(...)
Carbon emissions, Climate change, Land use change, Drylands, Protected areas, West africa
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Legacy effects of fire on tree diversity, structure and aboveground carbon in tropical semi-arid naturally assembled communities
Sylvanus Mensah, Florent Noulèkoun , Valère K. Salako, Kangbéni Dimobe, Jonathan Sheppard, Achille Assogbadjo, Romain Glèlè Kakaï, Thomas Seifert
Seasonal fires are integral to the ecological functioning of tropical savannas; however, increasing fire frequency threatens the integrity of these ecosystems by reducing their productivity and the ecosystem services they support. The role of species population demography, functional traits and phylogenetic structure in regulating plant commun(...)
Carbon stock; fire; functional traits; phylogeny; stand structure; West Africa; ecosystem functioning
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Salmonella spp and Escherichia coli Isolated from Patients with Diarrhoea in Boromo, Burkina Faso
Hadiza Bawa Ibrahim, Marguerite Edith Malatala Nikiema, Nafissatou Ouédraogo, Soutongnooma Caroline BOUDA, Téné Oumarou BEOGO, Nicolas Barro, Réné Dembelé
Introduction: Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli infections represent a major public health problem, particularly due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. This study to assess the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of these Enterobacteriaceae in patients admitted to the Boromo health district in Burkina Faso. Methods: In this cro(...)
Salmonella, Tetracycline, Escherichia coli, Antibiotic resistance, Antibiotics, Population, Enterobacteriaceae, Erythromycin