Drylands Coordination Group: Thematic Focus : Agriculture : Best techniques

2.1 Pearl millet and sorghum

2.2 Cowpea

2.3 Groundnuts

2.4 Other rainfed crops

4.1 Organic fertilizer

4.2 Microdose

4.3 Cereals and cowpea intercropping

4.4 Mulching

4.5 Rock phosphate input

4.6 Regeneration of degraded lands

5. Integrated control of weed, pests and fungus

5.1 Integrated control of striga

5.2 Integrated control of stem borers

5.3 Integrated control of mildew

6. Trees in the Sahel

6.1 The system of agroforestry parks – from traditional agroforestry

6.1.1 Many types of agroforestry parks identified

6.2 Establishment of a plant nursery and tree planting

6.3 Use of trees in the sahel

6.3.1 Leaf producing trees for food

6.3.2 Trees to increase soil fertility

6.3.3 Fruit trees

6.3.4 The production of gum Arabic by the Acacia senegal

6.3.5 The live fence

7. Livestock production in the Sahel

7.1 Fodder production

7.2 Treatment of straw with urea and phosphorous supplement

7.3 Fattening

7.4 Poultry production

8. The ladder of intensification of agricultural production in the sahel

9. Reducing risks in the production system

9.1 The agro-ecological risks

9.2 Price related risks

9.3 Risks related to the purchase of inputs (fertilizer)

10. Development of sustainable agriculture in the Sahel

10.1 Innovations

10.2 Inputs

10.3 Infrastructures

10.4 Institutions

10.5 Incentives

11. Conclusion

12. References