[ Potentiel fourrager des arbres et arbustes en Afrique de l’Ouest: Synthèse bibliographique ]
Volume 42, Issue 1, March 2024, Pages 113–130
Idrissa Soumana1, Ibrahim Biga2, and Mahamane Ali3
1 Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles (DGRN), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN), Niamey, Niger
2 Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles (DGRN), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN), Niamey, Niger
3 Université de Diffa, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, BP 78, Diffa, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In West Africa, fodder trees and shrubs play an important role in the socio-economic life of populations. The aim of this study is to summarize the literature on the use of these species worldwide, in Africa and in Niger. The methodological approach used in this study is documentary research via the Internet. The results show that articles (67%) are the most frequently consulted documents. Of this wealth of documentation, the subjects most dealt with were the inventory and distribution of fodder trees and shrubs (13%), followed by studies on animal husbandry systems (10.2%), the feed value of woody fodder (10.2%) and agrostological studies (9.90%). It has been shown that trees and shrubs play a major role in feeding, especially in the Sahel, where they help to alleviate the fodder deficit during long dry seasons and periods of drought. The 100 species concerned are mainly Fabaceae, Capparidaceae, Combretaceae, Malvaceae, Rubiaceae and Rhamnaceae.
Author Keywords: forage trees and shrubs, ecology, multifunctionality, food, animal nutrition.
Volume 42, Issue 1, March 2024, Pages 113–130
Idrissa Soumana1, Ibrahim Biga2, and Mahamane Ali3
1 Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles (DGRN), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN), Niamey, Niger
2 Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles (DGRN), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN), Niamey, Niger
3 Université de Diffa, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, BP 78, Diffa, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In West Africa, fodder trees and shrubs play an important role in the socio-economic life of populations. The aim of this study is to summarize the literature on the use of these species worldwide, in Africa and in Niger. The methodological approach used in this study is documentary research via the Internet. The results show that articles (67%) are the most frequently consulted documents. Of this wealth of documentation, the subjects most dealt with were the inventory and distribution of fodder trees and shrubs (13%), followed by studies on animal husbandry systems (10.2%), the feed value of woody fodder (10.2%) and agrostological studies (9.90%). It has been shown that trees and shrubs play a major role in feeding, especially in the Sahel, where they help to alleviate the fodder deficit during long dry seasons and periods of drought. The 100 species concerned are mainly Fabaceae, Capparidaceae, Combretaceae, Malvaceae, Rubiaceae and Rhamnaceae.
Author Keywords: forage trees and shrubs, ecology, multifunctionality, food, animal nutrition.
Abstract: (french)
En Afrique de l’Ouest, les arbres et arbustes fourragers jouent d’importants rôles dans la vie socioéconomique des populations. Cette étude a pour objectif de faire la synthèse bibliographique relative à l’exploitation de ces espèces à l’échelle mondiale, africaine et nigérienne. L’approche méthodologique qui a prévalue dans cette étude est la recherche documentaire via l’internet. Les résultats montrent que les articles (soit 67%) sont les documents les plus consultés. De cette riche documentation, les sujets les plus traités sont l’inventaire et la distribution des arbres et arbustes fourragers (13%) suivi des études sur les systèmes d’élevage des animaux (10,2%), la valeur alimentaire des fourrages ligneux (10,2%), les études agrostologiques (9,90%). Il a été prouvé que c’est surtout au Sahel que les arbres et les arbustes jouent un rôle majeur dans l’alimentation, parce qu’ils permettent d’atténuer le déficit fourrager des longues saisons sèches et des périodes de sécheresse. Les espèces concernées au nombre de 100, sont en majorité des Fabaceae, des Capparidaceae, des Combretaceae, des Malvaceae, des Rubiaceae et des Rhamnaceae.
Author Keywords: arbres et arbustes fourragers, ecologie, multifonctionnalité, alimentation, nutrition animale.
How to Cite this Article
Idrissa Soumana, Ibrahim Biga, and Mahamane Ali, “Fodder potential of trees and shrubs in West Africa: Literature review,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 113–130, March 2024.
