Eight-Year Conservation Agriculture Impact on Cotton Systems in Northern Benin

Eight years of field experiment data from northern Benin evaluating conservation agriculture in cotton farming systems. The dataset compares two CA-based rotation systems with a conventional system, measuring impacts on productivity, profitability, and soil quality. It was authored by Seydou, Kamarou-Dine and is hosted on Harvard Dataverse.

Use Cases

• Compare crop productivity between conventional and conservation agriculture systems based on the described rotation treatments.
• Analyze the economic profitability of different farming practices over an eight-year period.
• Assess the impact of strip tillage and specific crop rotations on soil quality indicators.
• Model the relationship between rainfall patterns and agricultural outcomes using the separate rainfall sheet.

Strengths

• Data covers an eight-year experimental period, allowing for longitudinal analysis.
• Results are based on a randomized complete block design with three replications, which suggests a structured experimental approach.
• The dataset is organized into five distinct thematic sheets (rainfall, soil quality, crops productivity, weed biomass, economic profitability), indicating a multi-faceted analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-05-29 19:32:49; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse

Collection Method

Field experiment data collected using a randomized complete block design.

Time Range

Eight years (specific years not stated).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 19:32:49.

Geography

Northern Benin