2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Approaches of technology transfer to prevent desertification in semi-arid West Africa
Project/Area Number |
20405005
|
Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
|
Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 海外学術 |
Research Field |
Area studies
|
Research Institution | Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (2011) Kyoto University (2008-2010) |
Principal Investigator |
TANAKA Ueru 総合地球環境学研究所, 研究部, 准教授 (10231408)
|
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHINJO Hitoshi 京都大学, 農学研究科, 助教 (70359826)
MIURA Reiichi 京都大学, 農学研究科, 講師 (60229648)
|
Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
|
Keywords | 砂漠化対処 / 水平技術移転 / 地域支援アプローチ / 半乾燥熱帯 / サヘル地域 |
Research Abstract |
In semi-arid West Africa under desertification, we achieved to identify"years of crisis"and the coping behaviors of local people, to elucidate indigenous information and technology dissemination channel, and to develop some practical techniques for desertification control. The techniques include"fallow-band system"for wind erosion control and yield increase,"contour-band of Andropogon with Zai"for water erosion control and income generation and"technology extension method using social-network survey"for improving conventional participatory approach in community development assistance. Some of the techniques have already been introduced and extended in Niger, West Africa.
|
Research Products
(35 results)
-
-
-
[Journal Article] "Fallow Band System" a land management practice for controlling desertification and improving crop production in the Sahel, West Africa. 1.Effectiveness in desertification control and soil fertility improvement2011
Author(s)
Ikazaki, K., Shinjo, H., Tanaka, U., Tobita, S., Funakawa, S., and Kosaki, T.
-
Journal Title
Soil Sci. Plant Nutr
Volume: 57(4)
Pages: 573-586
Peer Reviewed
-
-
[Journal Article] Field-Scale Aeolian Sediment Transport in the Sahel, West Africa2011
Author(s)
Ikazaki, K., Shinjo, H., Tanaka, U., Tobita, S., Funakawa, S., and Kosaki, T.
-
Journal Title
Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J.
Volume: 75
Pages: 1885-1897
Peer Reviewed
-
[Journal Article] Aeolian materials sampler for measuring surface flux of soil nitrogen and carbon during wind erosion events in the Sahel, West Africa2011
Author(s)
Ikazaki, K., Shinjo, H., Tanaka, U., Tobita, S., Funakawa, S., and Kosaki, T.
-
Journal Title
Transactions of the ASABE
Volume: 54(3)
Pages: 983-990
Peer Reviewed
-
-
[Journal Article] Performance of Aeolian Materials Sampler for the determination of amount of coarse organic matter transported during wind erosion events in Sahel2010
Author(s)
Ikazaki, K., Shinjo, H., Tanaka, U., Tobita, S., Funakawa, S. and Kosaki, T.
-
Journal Title
West Africa. Pedologist
Volume: 53(3)
Pages: 126-134
Peer Reviewed
-
-
-
-
[Journal Article] Sustainable management of soil organic matter for agricultural land in the Sahel, West Africa2008
Author(s)
Hayashi, K., Abdoulaye, T., Matsunaga, R., Shinjo, H., Tanaka, U., Tobita, S. and Tabo, R.
-
Journal Title
Advances in GeoEcology
Volume: 39
Pages: 371-378
Peer Reviewed
-
-
-
[Presentation] Field estimation of soil and nutrient flux by wind erosion in the Sahel region of West Africa2010
Author(s)
Ikazaki, K., Shinjo, H., Tanaka, U., Tobita, S., Funakawa, S. and Kosaki, T.
Organizer
5th Conference of the Africa Soil Science Society
Place of Presentation
ヤウンデ市(カメルーン)
Year and Date
2010-11-22
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-