Barnaud Adeline, Billot Claire, Abrouk Michael, Adjebeng-Danquah Joseph, Akanvou Louise, Ibrahim Ahmed Hanin, Adje Charlotte O.A., Bakasso Yacoubou, Barry Mamadou Billo, Achigan-Dako Enoch G., Yerima Abdou R. Ibrahim Bio, Kane Ndjido Ardo, Krattinger Simon G., Oselebe Happiness, Saidou Sani, Sêkloka Emmanuel, Uyoh Edak A., Vigouroux Yves, Gueye Mame Codou.
2022. From shade to light: Fonio, an African orphan crop, towards renewed challenges.
In : Crop adaptation and improvement for drought-prone environments. Ndjido A. Kane (ed.), Foncéka Daniel (ed.), Dalton Timothy J. (ed.)
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Résumé : The FAO recently estimated that demand for food will increase by 70% by 2050. The challenge will not only be on increasing the food supply but also on improving its nutritional value under an accelerating rate of environmental and social changes. One solution would be the wider use of underutilized crops to diversify alimentation and develop sustainable and low-input agriculture. Are orphan crops commodities for the future, and how can they be promoted? In this regard, fonio (Digitaria exilis Stapf) appears to be a promising crop. It is an indigenous staple cereal from Western Africa playing a crucial role in food security. Additionally, it is a model crop in important up-to-date concepts such as resilience, agroecology, population health, climatic changes, poverty reduction, and women's empowerment. Nevertheless, fonio has received limited attention from mainstream research compared to other dryland cereals, such as pearl millet and sorghum. Increasingly available genomic resources promise to promote advanced breeding strategies in fonio. This paper presents the past, present, and future of fonio research. We argue the need for interdisciplinarity and multistakeholder research approaches for increasing fonio production, conservation, and sustainable uses.
Agences de financement hors UE : United States Agency for International Development
Auteurs et affiliations
- Barnaud Adeline, IRD (FRA)
- Billot Claire, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR AGAP (FRA)
- Abrouk Michael, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (SAU)
- Adjebeng-Danquah Joseph, CSIR (GHA)
- Akanvou Louise, CNRA (CIV)
- Ibrahim Ahmed Hanin, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (SAU)
- Adje Charlotte O.A., UAC (BEN)
- Bakasso Yacoubou, Université Abdou Moumouni (NER)
- Barry Mamadou Billo, IRAG (GIN)
- Achigan-Dako Enoch G., UAC (BEN)
- Yerima Abdou R. Ibrahim Bio, UAC (BEN)
- Kane Ndjido Ardo, ISRA (SEN)
- Krattinger Simon G., King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (SAU)
- Oselebe Happiness, Ebonyi State University (NGA)
- Saidou Sani, Université de Diffa (NER)
- Sêkloka Emmanuel, University of Parakou (BEN)
- Uyoh Edak A., University of Calabar (NGA)
- Vigouroux Yves, IRD (FRA)
- Gueye Mame Codou, CERAAS (SEN)
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