Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal
Mangroves areas in Casamance have been traditionally used for rice growing, fishing, fish culture, shell picking and wood. Senegal has been affected by drought since 1963 and this has had an adverse effect on the mangroves leading to a decrease in the total area. Intensification of agriculture and i...
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| description | Mangroves areas in Casamance have been traditionally used for rice growing, fishing, fish culture, shell picking and wood. Senegal has been affected by drought since 1963 and this has had an adverse effect on the mangroves leading to a decrease in the total area. Intensification of agriculture and increasing population pressure has resulted in increased erosion and siltation. Given the shortage of rainfall due to recurrent droughts over the last three decades, one can easily observe a tendency towards increased salinity of soils and the underlying water table. Site development has become the only solution to the salt intrusion problem since early 1970s.The present paper focuses on the different types of site development such as the traditional polder and anti-small dams and their role in increasing rice production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace405792023-06-12T09:53:50Z Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal Barry, Boubacar mangroves estuaries paddy fields rice dams salinity control Mangroves areas in Casamance have been traditionally used for rice growing, fishing, fish culture, shell picking and wood. Senegal has been affected by drought since 1963 and this has had an adverse effect on the mangroves leading to a decrease in the total area. Intensification of agriculture and increasing population pressure has resulted in increased erosion and siltation. Given the shortage of rainfall due to recurrent droughts over the last three decades, one can easily observe a tendency towards increased salinity of soils and the underlying water table. Site development has become the only solution to the salt intrusion problem since early 1970s.The present paper focuses on the different types of site development such as the traditional polder and anti-small dams and their role in increasing rice production. 2009 2014-06-13T14:47:57Z 2014-06-13T14:47:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40579 en Limited Access Barry, Boubacar. 2009. Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal. Nature and Faune, 24(1):96-102. |
| spellingShingle | mangroves estuaries paddy fields rice dams salinity control Barry, Boubacar Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal |
| title | Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal |
| title_full | Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal |
| title_fullStr | Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal |
| title_short | Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal |
| title_sort | development of mangrove paddy fields in casamance southern senegal |
| topic | mangroves estuaries paddy fields rice dams salinity control |
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