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Fig. 8.1
Rainfall in Dakar, 1895–2015. Annual rainfall and five-year average.
(Source: Descroix et al. 2015) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Fig. 8.2
Mali. (Source: Benjaminsen et al. 2012) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fig. 8.3
The Seeno plains in Mali where recent conflicts between
Dogon and Fulani have taken place. (Source: Edited image
from Google Earth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fig. 9.1
Map of the cotton zone in southern Mali showing the different
zones of cotton production intensity and the 19 villages from
where soil samples were taken. From Zone E, where there is the
most intensive cultivation, to Zone A there is a gradient of decreasing
intensity. (Source: Created by the authors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Fig. 9.2
Maize and cotton production in Mali in metric tons 1961–2010.
(Source: Laris and Foltz (2014) and FAO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fig. 9.3
Cotton yields (lint) in Mali. (Source: Benjaminsen et al. (2010)
and FAO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fig. 9.4
Extension of cultivated area (ha). Main crops. Koutiala district,
1980–97. (Source: Benjaminsen (2001) and CMDT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fig. 9.5
Maize and cotton yields in Mali, 1961–2010. (Source: Laris et al.
(2015) and FAO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fig. 9.6
Map of land use changes in Baramba village. The lower map
shows the situation in 1952 and the upper map shows land use at the
beginning of the 1990s. (Source: Created by the authors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
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