State of the Art: Acacia Albida as a Complementary Permanent Intercrop with Annual Crops

摘要

Acacia albida, a leguminous tree, has substantially increased the well-being of small farmers in the Sahelian desert region of West Africa by increasing soil fertility and crop yields and by providing pods for animal food. Although the available literature does not allow a completely accurate analysis of its actual and potential capabilities, it is reported that use of A. albida for foliage cover in intercropped systems on infertile soils has nearly doubled yields of millet and peanuts. A. albida is also credited with making possible permanent agricultural settlements. These are the major findings of the state-of-the-art review of the A. albida literature presented in this document.