Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes
Changes in land-use have been observed in banana-based systems in the African Great Lakes region affected by Xanthomonas wilt disease (XW) of banana. Through focus group discussions (FGDs) and the 4-cell method (to map the area under production and the number of households involved), changes in land...
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| author | Ocimati, Walter Groot, Jeroen C.J. Tittonell, Pablo A. Taulya, Godfrey Ntamwira, Jules Bagula Amato, Serge Blomme, Guy |
| author_browse | Amato, Serge Blomme, Guy Groot, Jeroen C.J. Ntamwira, Jules Bagula Ocimati, Walter Taulya, Godfrey Tittonell, Pablo A. |
| author_facet | Ocimati, Walter Groot, Jeroen C.J. Tittonell, Pablo A. Taulya, Godfrey Ntamwira, Jules Bagula Amato, Serge Blomme, Guy |
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| description | Changes in land-use have been observed in banana-based systems in the African Great Lakes region affected by Xanthomonas wilt disease (XW) of banana. Through focus group discussions (FGDs) and the 4-cell method (to map the area under production and the number of households involved), changes in land-use were assessed in 13 XW-affected landscapes/villages along a 230 km transect from Masisi (where XW arrived in 2001) to Bukavu (XW arrived around 2014) in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Farmers’ perceptions on the sustainability of new land uses were also documented. Soil nutrient content and erosion levels were measured for five major land-use options/trajectories on 147 fields across 55 farms in three landscapes along the transect. From banana being ranked the most important crop (92% of landscapes) before XW outbreaks, its importance had declined, with it grown on smaller farms by most households in 36% of the landscapes, while in 64% of cases by few
households on smaller plots. Farmers uprooted entire banana mats or fields, expanding land under other crops. Species richness did not change at landscape level, although 21 crops were introduced at farm level. Banana is, however, still perceived as more sustainable due to its multi-functional roles. Soils under banana had better chemical attributes, while high erosion levels (Mg ha−1 year−1) occurred under cassava (1.7–148.9) compared with banana (0.3–10.7) and trees (0.3–5.9). The shifts
from banana could thus affect supply of key services and sustainability of the farming systems.
This study offers a good basis for interventions in XW-affected landscapes. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1083242025-11-11T17:46:18Z Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes Ocimati, Walter Groot, Jeroen C.J. Tittonell, Pablo A. Taulya, Godfrey Ntamwira, Jules Bagula Amato, Serge Blomme, Guy xanthomonas musa land use change ecosystem services erosion soil cambio de uso de la tierra servicios de los ecosistemas ersosión Changes in land-use have been observed in banana-based systems in the African Great Lakes region affected by Xanthomonas wilt disease (XW) of banana. Through focus group discussions (FGDs) and the 4-cell method (to map the area under production and the number of households involved), changes in land-use were assessed in 13 XW-affected landscapes/villages along a 230 km transect from Masisi (where XW arrived in 2001) to Bukavu (XW arrived around 2014) in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Farmers’ perceptions on the sustainability of new land uses were also documented. Soil nutrient content and erosion levels were measured for five major land-use options/trajectories on 147 fields across 55 farms in three landscapes along the transect. From banana being ranked the most important crop (92% of landscapes) before XW outbreaks, its importance had declined, with it grown on smaller farms by most households in 36% of the landscapes, while in 64% of cases by few households on smaller plots. Farmers uprooted entire banana mats or fields, expanding land under other crops. Species richness did not change at landscape level, although 21 crops were introduced at farm level. Banana is, however, still perceived as more sustainable due to its multi-functional roles. Soils under banana had better chemical attributes, while high erosion levels (Mg ha−1 year−1) occurred under cassava (1.7–148.9) compared with banana (0.3–10.7) and trees (0.3–5.9). The shifts from banana could thus affect supply of key services and sustainability of the farming systems. This study offers a good basis for interventions in XW-affected landscapes. 2020-05 2020-05-26T15:02:28Z 2020-05-26T15:02:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108324 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Ocimati, W.; Groot, J.J.C.; Tittonell, P.; Taulya, G.; Ntamwira, J.; Amato, S; Blomme, G. (2020) Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes Sustainability 12 3178 20 p. ISSN: 2071-1050 |
| spellingShingle | xanthomonas musa land use change ecosystem services erosion soil cambio de uso de la tierra servicios de los ecosistemas ersosión Ocimati, Walter Groot, Jeroen C.J. Tittonell, Pablo A. Taulya, Godfrey Ntamwira, Jules Bagula Amato, Serge Blomme, Guy Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes |
| title | Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes |
| title_full | Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes |
| title_fullStr | Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes |
| title_short | Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes |
| title_sort | xanthomonas wilt of banana drives changes in land use and ecosystem services across infected landscapes |
| topic | xanthomonas musa land use change ecosystem services erosion soil cambio de uso de la tierra servicios de los ecosistemas ersosión |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108324 |
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