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Constraints to Pearl Millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ) Production and Farmers’ Approaches to Striga hermonthica Management in Burkina Faso

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  • Armel Rouamba

    (African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
    Institute of Environmental and Agriculture Research, Ouagadougou 01 BP 476, Burkina Faso)

  • Hussein Shimelis

    (African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa)

  • Inoussa Drabo

    (Institute of Environmental and Agriculture Research, Ouagadougou 01 BP 476, Burkina Faso)

  • Mark Laing

    (African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa)

  • Prakash Gangashetty

    (International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad 502 324, India)

  • Isack Mathew

    (African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa)

  • Emmanuel Mrema

    (Tumbi Agriculture Research Institute, P.O. Box 306, Tabora, Tanzania)

  • Admire Isaac Tichafa Shayanowako

    (African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa)

Abstract

Pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ) is a staple food crop in Burkina Faso that is widely grown in the Sahelian and Sudano-Sahelian zones, characterised by poor soil conditions and erratic rainfall, and high temperatures. The objective of this study was to document farmers’ perceptions of the prevailing constraints affecting pearl millet production and related approaches to manage the parasitic weeds S. hermonthica . The study was conducted in the Sahel, Sudano-Sahelian zones in the North, North Central, West Central, Central Plateau, and South Central of Burkina Faso. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and focus group discussions involving 492 participant farmers. Recurrent drought, S. hermonthica infestation, shortage of labour, lack of fertilisers, lack of cash, and the use of low-yielding varieties were the main challenges hindering pearl millet production in the study areas. The majority of the respondents (40%) ranked S. hermonthica infestation as the primary constraint affecting pearl millet production. Respondent farmers reported yield losses of up to 80% due to S. hermonthica infestation. 61.4% of the respondents in the study areas had achieved a mean pearl millet yields of <1 t/ha. Poor access and the high cost of introduced seed, and a lack of farmers preferred traits in the existing introduced pearl millet varieties were the main reasons for their low adoption, as reported by 32% of respondents. S. hermonthica management options in pearl millet production fields included moisture conservation using terraces, manual hoeing, hand weeding, use of microplots locally referred to as ‘ zaï ’, crop rotation and mulching. These management techniques were ineffective because they do not suppress the below ground S. hermonthica seed, and they are difficult to implement. Integrated management practices employing breeding for S. hermonthica resistant varieties with the aforementioned control measures could offer a sustainable solution for S. hermonthica management and improved pearl millet productivity in Burkina Faso.

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  • Armel Rouamba & Hussein Shimelis & Inoussa Drabo & Mark Laing & Prakash Gangashetty & Isack Mathew & Emmanuel Mrema & Admire Isaac Tichafa Shayanowako, 2021. "Constraints to Pearl Millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ) Production and Farmers’ Approaches to Striga hermonthica Management in Burkina Faso," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-17, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:15:p:8460-:d:603786
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