BetaBetaDataset
To provide a comprehensive, quantitative synthesis of existing reports on the effect of conservation agriculture (CA) practices on crop yield response in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal.
To address the decline in crop productivity in the drylands ofWest Africa, many initiatives have focused on combatin g soil degradation. Various practices including (1) parkland trees associated with crops, (2) coppicing trees, (3) green manure, (4) mulching, (5) crop rotation and intercropping, and (6) traditional soil/water conservation have been tested
Data contains the rainfall amount, rainfall pattern, soil type, species, treatment, various crops and various yields.
Experimental studies.