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Towards conservation and sustainable use of an indigenous crop: A large partnership network enabled the genetic diversity assessment of 1539 fonio (Digitaria exilis) accessions

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 621-630, May 2025.
The use of neglected and underutilized species (NUS) in agrosystems is a potential solution to the challenges arising from global change. These species could contribute to the equitable diversification of agricultural systems. Providing knowledge on their genetic diversity and fostering access to data and results is essential for the development of ...
Thomas Kaczmarek   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perilous state of critically endangered Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) across the Sudano‐Sahel

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 208-223, April 2025.
Our findings provide compelling evidence for the current precarious status of Northwest African cheetah populations and the urgent need to actively implement existing transboundary cooperative strategies towards recovering this subspecies. Abstract Northwest African cheetah populations have declined precipitously, with expert opinion estimating that ...
A. Shams   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pastoral transitions in West Africa: analysis of factors influencing herders’ sedentarization in northern Benin

open access: yesPastoralism
Pastoral livestock in West Africa has been under increasing pressure in recent years due to land tenure challenges, climate change, insecurity, and socio-economic transformations.
Agbatan Marc Koutchoro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Within-Bale variability study on cotton produced in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Most of the cotton bales produced in the world are sold according to the analysis of their technological characteristics using standardized instrument for testing cotton (SITC).
Aboe, Modeste   +4 more
core  

Short Term (3 Months) Prognosis of Stroke in Parakou

open access: yesNeuroscience and Medicine, 2018
Background: The burden of stroke is very high in sub-Saharan Africa. The identification of the factors influencing poor outcome can help to reduce this burden. Objective: To study factors influencing the prognosis of stroke at Parakou. Methods: It was a prospective study conducted over two periods: inclusion period between 1st January and 30 June 2013;
Adoukonou, Thierry   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Field Evaluation of Advanced Rice Lines for Adaptability to Drought and Heat in the Senegal River Valley

open access: yesPlant-Environment Interactions, Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2025.
Advanced lines grain yield response drought and heat effects evaluation.ABSTRACTIn Senegal, the average rice consumed is 100 kg per capita per year. The objective was to evaluate and select the well‐adapted high‐yielding lines in Ndiaye and Fanaye growth conditions in Senegal River Valley.
Yonnelle Dea Moukoumbi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic leaf-harvesting among other disturbances on the population dynamic of three fodder species in tropical savannahs, West Africa

open access: yesTrees, Forests and People
Understanding the impact of leaf harvesting of fodder trees among other threats to forests is an important debate in ecology with implications for biodiversity conservation.
Justin Dossou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

First Report of Agroathelia rolfsii Causing Stem Rot on Kersting's Groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum) in Benin

open access: yes
New Disease Reports, Volume 52, Issue 2, October/December 2025.
O. Y. Touré   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caractérisation des exploitations d’élevage bovin de types sylvopastoral et agrosylvopastoral au Bénin

open access: yesRevue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires, 2023
Les éleveurs du Bénin ont développé des pratiques indigènes agrosylvopastorales et sylvopastorales pour réduire leur vulnérabilité au changement climatique.
Célestin Cokou HESSA   +4 more
doaj  

Contribution of ultrasonography to the diagnosis of internal bleeding in snakebite envenomation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: In Africa, snakebite envenomations are frequently complicated by life-threatening hemorrhagic syndromes. The authors of the present study conducted a prospective analysis at the University Hospital of Parakou (north of Benin) for seven months
Aguemon, A. R.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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