Integrated crop-livestock farming for maintaining crop diversity

A 9 minute 22 second film produced by the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) in collaboration with the Senegalese Agronomic Research Institute (ISRA) and the International Laboratory for Ecological Intensification of Cultivated Soil in West Africa (Iesol).Director L. Croes, Scientific advisors D. Masse, C. Clermont-Dauphin, L. Cournac, T. Chevallier.

The main challenges facing the Sine Saloum region are supporting the economy and maintaining the agricultural diversity. The tropical soils in the region are naturally poor in organic matter and available minerals. Managing organic matter inputs and conserving the carbon stock in these soils are the keys to maintaining their productivity. This film presents the research challenges for increasing the production of biomass mainly by using dung available on the farm or locally.