Aims: The aim of this study is to help increase crop yields and soil fertility. Location and Duration of Studies: The study took place in the western part of Burkina Faso. It is based on the use of a liquid organic fertilizer on corn producers' plots. These are soil fertility dat...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i13240
This study assessed the environmental and ecological risks associated with heavy metals in agricultural soils influenced by the former Poura mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Soil sampling was conducted around three potential contamination sources: Tailing 1, Tailing 2 and the c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i65515
Food security and human health are increasingly threatened by soil contamination by heavy metals, particularly for vegetable crops. The main objective of this study was to assess the health risks associated with the accumulation of heavy metals in lettuce and tomatoes grown in th...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i34122
The expansion of human activities has led to the accumulation of heavy metals in various ecosystem compartments. Contamination of soils with these heavy metals poses a significant public health risk because of the various pathologies they can cause. This assessment took into acco...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85618
Aim: This study is to make a typology and characterize this urban solid waste in the industrial area of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso). Methodology: Systematic sampling of thirteen landfills identified by on-site observation carried out taking into account the density and heteroge...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i24726
Aims: This paper shows the contribution of participatory research to upgrade the integration of legumes into cropping systems. Place and Duration of Study: The investigation is based on survey data collected in 2008 and 2011 (two reference years) and 2021 and 2022 (current situat...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i103011
Aims: This study aims is to assess the effects of agroecological practices’ effects on soil chemical parameters in the irrigated area of the Tiébélé plain. Study Design: The cropping systems used can contribute to significant changes in the physical and biochemical properties of...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2024/v43i114440
Aims: There is an acute decrease in soil productivity in the soudano-sahelian areas of West Africa. This has called for research to develop mitigation measures in order to restore soil fertility. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the manure of shea tree caterp...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/36371