Abstract
Description of the subject. In West Africa, particularly in Burkina Faso, the intensification of agroforestry parks is being increasingly advocated as a means of supporting rural populations faced with the steady reduction of trees in their agricultural and pastoral production systems. However, the implementation of these interventions is situated within a social context characterized by a diversity of actors with often divergent interests. Objectives. This study aimed at identifying relevant stakeholders to be included in a reflection process to co-construct agroforestry park intensification scenarios. Method. To that end, a purely qualitative approach was used, combining literature review, stakeholder mapping workshops and semi-directive interviews in the municipalities of Koumbia, Guéguéré and Dano. Results. The results show that in the communes of Koumbia and Dano, the management and use of trees is carried out by a diversity of actors with similar (converging) interests in the intensification of agroforestry parks and interconnected by commercial, information, and knowledge exchanges and power relations. Conclusions. This study made it possible to collectively define the contours of an innovation platform including all actors in each village with a centralized management at the commune level, allowing the co-construction of tree-park intensification.
Translated title of the contribution | Characterization of agroforestry actors for co-designing innovation platforms along the Koumbia Guéguéré Dano transect in Burkina Faso |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 215-225 |
Journal | Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Jun 2023 |