Determinants of the Adoption of Forest Zaï and Prospects for Promoting the Technology in Yaadga (Burkina Faso)
- Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering , B (15) : 59-68
Résumé
This study analysed the factors leading to the adoption of forested “zaï” technology and how to take advantage of its outcomes in the local environment. Socio-economic data were collected from a sample of 130 producers although data related to the tree distribution in fields and fallows were collected in 40 sampling plots in 4 villages of the Yaadga Province. Descriptive analyses were performed on the importance of trees for the local sahelian populations and logit model to characterize the determinants of the adoption of the forested “zaï” technology. The results showed that trees were maintained for both men and animals, and in the restoration of degraded land. The use of forested “zaï” technology to restore soils, the number of hoes, the number of small ruminants, the source of care and producers network affected the adoption of the technology. Taking into account those variables can contribute to improving natural resources management.
Mots-clés
Burkina Faso, degraded soils, econometric, forested zaï, logit model