Member profile
Mr. Abdourhimou AMADOU ISSOUFOU
Organization:
WASCAL
Country:
Niger
Field(s) of expertise:
I am working on:
Des changements climatiques et de la biodiversité
Mr. Abdourhimou AMADOU ISSOUFOU
I am a PhD student from Niger republic. I am going to say something on the impact of farming system on the environment. If we look at traditional soil management practices such as Zai which is a practice that can trigger soil biodiversity. With a high diversity of soil biota, the soil functions increase. We have four main ecological functions: nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, maintenance of soil structure and pest control. Just I want to demonstrate that there there is a link between soil biodiversity and soil functions. What attract soil biodiversity? It's Zai which is a farming system. To sum up, farming system impact positively the environment by sequestering carbon dioxyde which is a green house gas.
AMADOU ISSOUFOU