African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Soil conservation practices in three watersheds of Benin: Farmers’ cropping systems characterization

Félix Alladassi Kouelo
  • Félix Alladassi Kouelo
  • Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Sols et d’Ecologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi (LMSEM/FSA/UAC), Benin.
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Pascal Houngnandan
  • Pascal Houngnandan
  • Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Sols et d’Ecologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi (LMSEM/FSA/UAC), Benin.
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Houinsou Dedehouanou
  • Houinsou Dedehouanou
  • Département d’Economie, de Sociologie, d’Anthropologie et de Communication, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi (DESAC/FSA/UAC), Benin.
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Rigobert Tossou
  • Rigobert Tossou
  • Département d’Economie, de Sociologie, d’Anthropologie et de Communication, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi (DESAC/FSA/UAC), Benin.
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Daouda Orou Bello
  • Daouda Orou Bello
  • Unité de Recherche Gestion Intégrée des Sols et des Cultures, Laboratoire des Sciences du Sol, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Benin.
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Joël Kossobakan Afiolorom Bekou
  • Joël Kossobakan Afiolorom Bekou
  • Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Sols et d’Ecologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi (LMSEM/FSA/UAC), Benin.
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Anselme Yenakpon Tchetangni
  • Anselme Yenakpon Tchetangni
  • Secteur Communal pour le Développement Agricole de Djidja, Centre d’Action pour le Développement Rural Zou/Collines, Benin.
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  •  Received: 12 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 29 October 2015
  •  Published: 18 February 2016

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