Draft Animal Power and Mixed Farming in the Savannahs of West and Central Africa. From a Technicist Model to a Reasoned Integration of Activities at Different Scales of Management ; Tracción animal y asociación agricultura-cría en las sabanas de Africa del oeste y central. De un modelo técnico a una gestión de integración razonada a diferentes niveles ; Traction animale et association agriculture élevage dans les savanes d’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre. D’un modèle techniciste à une démarche d’intégration raisonnée à différentes échelles

In Subsaharan Africa, agronomists believed for a long time that the improvement of smallholding performance rested on agriculture and livestock integration. This farming model was based on draft animal power, forage production, breeding of dairy and meat cows, and restoration of manure. But this model has not been adopted by farmers as expected. In the Senegalese basin of groundnut production, in order to adapt to climatic hazards, farmers prefer the use of draft horses, which enables them to perform more rapidly the work on soil and crops. In North-Cameroon, the extension of cultivated areas... Mehr ...