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Irrigation and agroecology: a scientific mismatch?

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Connecting the drops: A methodological challenge for the deployment of ICTs in mediterranean irrigation systems

A path towards precision border irrigation combining hydrodynamic modelling and in-field sensor-based support

Transforming agroecology perceptions: enhancing awareness, knowledge and involvement through a multistakeholder forum

Irrigation and agroecology: a scientific mismatch? A literature review

Oxygen and hydrobiological profiles of homemade manure- based tea in North Africa

Homemade Dry Manure Tea is Equivalent to Synthetic Fertilizer for the Growth and Nutrition of Spinach

A low cost sensor to improve surface irrigation management

Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia

Assessing the integration of agroecological principles in smallholder farming systems in North African irrigated plains

Exploring the combination of agroecological and conventional farming practices through the hybrid farming concept

Quelle agroforesterie dans les oliveraies de Tunisie ? Analyse des associations de cultures pratiquées et des perceptions des agriculteurs

Making technological innovations accessible to agricultural water management: Design of a low-cost wireless sensor network for drip irrigation monitoring in Tunisia

Exploring ways to improve agricultural water management on two Mediterranean irrigated systems : promises of wireless low-tech sensor networks

Persistence and success of the Sahel desertification narrative

Adoption factors and structural characteristics of irrigated olive grove agroforestry systems in Central Tunisia

Production and use of homemade dry manure-based tea in fertigation systems in North Africa

Large-scale participation in policy design: citizen proposals for rural development in Tunisia

Challenging agroecology through the characterization of farming practices’ diversity in Mediterranean irrigated areas

Agroecology in North African irrigated plains? Mapping promising practices and characterizing farmers’ underlying logics

Influence of Floods and Growth Duration on the Productivity of Wet Grasslands of Echinochloa stagnina (Retz) P. Beauv. in an East African Floodplain

Modelling the growth of floodplain grasslands to explore the impact of changing hydrological conditions on vegetation productivity

AMMA-CATCH, a Critical Zone Observatory in West Africa Monitoring a Region in Transition

A 60-year reconstructed high-resolution local meteorological data set in Central Sahel (1950–2009): evaluation, analysis and application to land surface modelling

Physical Processes Shaping Sahelian Heat Waves: Analysis Of Selected Case Studies

Quantifying the impact of floods on fodder production in the Tana River Delta, Kenya (PhD)

Characterizing floods in the poorly gauged wetlands of the Tana River Delta, Kenya, using a water balance model and satellite data

Floods and livelihoods: The impact of changing water resources on wetland agro-ecological production systems in the Tana River Delta, Kenya

2025

Connecting the drops: A methodological challenge for the deployment of ICTs in mediterranean irrigation systems

Kevin Daudin, Gilles Belaud, Crystele Leauthaud, Zhour Bouzidi, Caroline Lejars, Connecting the drops: A methodological challenge for the deployment of ICTs in mediterranean irrigation systems, Agricultural Water Management, Volume 315, 2025, 109545, ISSN 0378-3774, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109545.

A path towards precision border irrigation combining hydrodynamic modelling and in-field sensor-based support

Paul Vandôme, Gilles Belaud, Mohamed Amine Berkaoui, Cédric Guillemin, François Charron, Crystèle Leauthaud, A path towards precision border irrigation combining hydrodynamic modelling and in-field sensor-based support, Agricultural Water Management, Volume 316, 2025, 109518, ISSN 0378-3774, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109518.

Transforming agroecology perceptions: enhancing awareness, knowledge and involvement through a multistakeholder forum

Ameur, F., Hossard, L., Ben Yahmed, J., Doan, E., & Leauthaud, C. (2025). Transforming agroecology perceptions: enhancing awareness, knowledge and involvement through a multistakeholder forum. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2025.2510360

Irrigation and agroecology: a scientific mismatch? A literature review

Leauthaud, C., Ameur, F., & Leenhardt, D. (2025). Irrigation and agroecology: a scientific mismatch? A literature review. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2025.2481405

Oxygen and hydrobiological profiles of homemade manure- based tea in North Africa

Djezzar, M., Kaci, Z., Yahiaoui, I. et al. Oxygen and hydrobiological profiles of homemade manure-based tea in North Africa. Sci Rep 15, 5130 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88254-3

2024

Homemade Dry Manure Tea is Equivalent to Synthetic Fertilizer for the Growth and Nutrition of Spinach

Lamouchi, H., Pistocchi, C., Marsden, C. et al. Homemade Dry Manure Tea is Equivalent to Synthetic Fertilizer for the Growth and Nutrition of Spinach. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 24, 7993–8004 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-02093-1https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42729-024-02093-1

A low cost sensor to improve surface irrigation management

Paul Vandôme, Simon Moinard, Guilhem Brunel, Bruno Tisseyre, Crystele Leauthaud, et al.. A low cost sensor to improve surface irrigation management. Precision Agriculture, 2024, 25, pp.3072-3085. 10.1007/s11119-024-10190-5. hal-04775496

Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia

Véronique Alary, Aymen Frija, Mohamed Abdeladhim, Mariem Sghaier, Crystele Leauthaud, Manel Farhat & Mongi Sghaier (27 Oct 2024): Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2024.2419407

Assessing the integration of agroecological principles in smallholder farming systems in North African irrigated plains

Ameur, F., & Leauthaud, C. (2024). Assessing the integration of agroecological principles in smallholder farming systems in North African irrigated plains. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2024.2417266

Exploring the combination of agroecological and conventional farming practices through the hybrid farming concept

Akakpo, K., Ameur, F., Bouarfa, S., & Leauthaud, C. (2024). Exploring the combination of agroecological and conventional farming practices through the hybrid farming concept. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2024.2405891

2023

Quelle agroforesterie dans les oliveraies de Tunisie ? Analyse des associations de cultures pratiquées et des perceptions des agriculteurs

Rezgui F, Ben Yahmed J, Leauthaud C. 2023. Quelle agroforesterie dans les oliveraies de Tunisie ? Analyse des associations de cultures pratiquées et des perceptions des agriculteurs. Cah. Agric.32: 24. https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2023017

Making technological innovations accessible to agricultural water management: Design of a low-cost wireless sensor network for drip irrigation monitoring in Tunisia

Paul Vandôme, Crystele Leauthaud, Simon Moinard, Oliver Sainlez, Insaf Mekki, Abdelaziz Zairi, Gilles Belaud, Making technological innovations accessible to agricultural water management: Design of a low-cost wireless sensor network for drip irrigation monitoring in Tunisia, Smart Agricultural Technology, Volume 4, 2023, 100227, ISSN 2772-3755, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2023.100227.

2022

Exploring ways to improve agricultural water management on two Mediterranean irrigated systems : promises of wireless low-tech sensor networks

Vandôme, P., Belaud, G., Leauthaud, C., Moinard, S., Mekki, I., Zairi, A., Charron, F., Leconte, J., Ferchichi, I., and Ajmi, T.: Exploring ways to improve agricultural water management on two Mediterranean irrigated systems : promises of wireless low-tech sensor networks, IAHS-AISH Scientific Assembly 2022, Montpellier, France, 29 May–3 Jun 2022, IAHS2022-90, https://doi.org/10.5194/iahs2022-90, 2022.

Persistence and success of the Sahel desertification narrative

Gangneron, F., Pierre, C., Robert, E. et al. Persistence and success of the Sahel desertification narrative. Reg Environ Change 22, 118 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-022-01969-1

Adoption factors and structural characteristics of irrigated olive grove agroforestry systems in Central Tunisia

Leauthaud, C., Ben Yahmed, J., Husseini, M., Rezgui, F., & Ameur, F. (2022). Adoption factors and structural characteristics of irrigated olive grove agroforestry systems in Central Tunisia. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 46(7), 1025–1046. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2022.2085230

Production and use of homemade dry manure-based tea in fertigation systems in North Africa

Leauthaud C, Ameur F, Richa A, et al. Production and use of homemade dry manure-based tea in fertigation systems in North Africa. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 2022;37(3):248-256. doi:10.1017/S174217052100051X

Large-scale participation in policy design: citizen proposals for rural development in Tunisia

Houssem BRAIKI, Emeline HASSENFORDER, Guillaume LESTRELIN, Sylvie MORARDET, Nicolas FAYSSE, Soumaya YOUNSI, Nils FERRAND, Crystèle LEAUTHAUD, Nadhira BEN AISSA, Safouane MOUELHI, Sihem JEBARI, Xavier AUGUSSEAU, Amar IMACHE, Audrey BARBE, Jean-Yves JAMIN, Houria AMRI, Hajer ARFA, Ali BAYAR, Anissa BEN HASSINE, Rouhia FERCHICHI, Kamel GHANMI, Fathi HADDEJI, Khadija HARBAOUI, Noura MESSAOUDI, Ezzeddine ZOUARI, Large-scale participation in policy design: citizen proposals for rural development in Tunisia, EURO Journal on Decision Processes, Volume 10, 2022, 100020, ISSN 2193-9438, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejdp.2022.100020.

2021

Challenging agroecology through the characterization of farming practices’ diversity in Mediterranean irrigated areas

Koladé Akakpo, Sami Bouarfa, Marc Benoît, Crystele Leauthaud, Challenging agroecology through the characterization of farming practices’ diversity in Mediterranean irrigated areas, European Journal of Agronomy, Volume 128, 2021, 126284, ISSN 1161-0301, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126284

2020

Agroecology in North African irrigated plains? Mapping promising practices and characterizing farmers’ underlying logics

Ameur, F., Amichi, H. & Leauthaud, C. Agroecology in North African irrigated plains? Mapping promising practices and characterizing farmers’ underlying logics. Reg Environ Change 20, 133 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01719-1

2019

Influence of Floods and Growth Duration on the Productivity of Wet Grasslands of Echinochloa stagnina (Retz) P. Beauv. in an East African Floodplain

Leauthaud, C., Hiernaux, P., Musila, W. et al. Influence of Floods and Growth Duration on the Productivity of Wet Grasslands of Echinochloa stagnina (Retz) P. Beauv. in an East African Floodplain. Wetlands 39, 935–944 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-019-01148-9

2018

Modelling the growth of floodplain grasslands to explore the impact of changing hydrological conditions on vegetation productivity

Leauthaud Crystèle, Kergoat Laurent, Hiernaux Pierre, Grippa Manuela, Musila W., Duvail Stéphanie, Albergel Jean. 2018. Ecological Modelling, 387 : 220-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.09.015

AMMA-CATCH, a Critical Zone Observatory in West Africa Monitoring a Region in Transition

Bouzou Moussa Ibrahim, Cappelaere Bernard, Demarty Jérôme, Mougin E., Panthou A., Adjomayi P., Ba A., Boucher M., Cohard Jean-Martial, Descloitres Marc, Descroix L., Diawara Moriké, Dossou M., Favreau Guillaume, Gangneron Fabrice, Gosset Marielle, Hector B., Hiernaux Pierre, Issoufou B.A., Kergoat Laurent, Lawin E., Lebel T., Legchenko A., Malam Abdou M., Malam-Issa Oumarou, Mamadou O., Nazoumou Y., Pellarin Thierry, Quantin G., Sambou Bienvenu, Seghieri Josiane, Séguis Lus, Vandervaere J.P., Vischel T., Vouillamoz J.M., Zannou A., Afouda S., Alhassane A., Arjounin M., Barral H., Biron R., Cazenave F., Chaffard Véronique, Chazarin J.P., Guyard H., Koné A., Mainassara Ibrahim, Mamane A., Oi M., Ouani T., Soumaguel N., Wubda M., Ago E.E., Alle I.C., Allies Aubin, Arpin-Pont F., Awessou B., Cassé C., Charvet G., Dardel C., Depeyre A., Diallo F.B., Do T., Fatras C., Frappart F., Gal L., Gascon T., Gibon François, Guiro I., Ingatan A., Kempf J., Kotchoni D.O.V., Lawson F.M.A., Leauthaud Crystèle, Louvet S., Mason E., Nguyen C.C., Perrimond Benoit, Pierre Caroline, Richard A., Robert E., Román-Cascón Carlos, Velluet C., Wilcox C.. 2018. Vadose zone Journal, 17 (1):180062, 24 p. https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2018.03.0062

2017

A 60-year reconstructed high-resolution local meteorological data set in Central Sahel (1950–2009): evaluation, analysis and application to land surface modelling

Leauthaud C., B. Cappelaere, J. Demarty, F. Guichard, C. Velluet, T. Vischel, M. Grippa, L. Kergoat, F. Hourdin, B. Sultan (2017). A 60-year reconstructed climatic series in the Sahel (1950- 2009): production, evaluation and application to land-surface modelling. International Journal of Climatology (IF 3.4). https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4874

2014

Physical Processes Shaping Sahelian Heat Waves: Analysis Of Selected Case Studies

Guichard F., Barbier J., Bouniol D., Couvreux F., Geoffroy O., Roehrig R., Tomasini M., Leauthaud C., Kergoat L. 2014.Physical Processes Shaping Sahelian Heat Waves: Analysis Of Selected Case Studies. San Francisco : AGU, 1 p. AGU Fall Meeting, 2014-12-15/2014-12-19, San Francisco. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/25968

2013

Quantifying the impact of floods on fodder production in the Tana River Delta, Kenya (PhD)

This PhD research (2010-2013) contributed to the repertoire of wetland ecosystem services by building biophysically based simulation models and exploring possible scenarios in a region of the world and an ecosystem where these type of evaluations are rare.

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Wetlands are a vital resource for many pastoralists in Sub-Saharan Africa as they provide dry-season grazing zones. As floods are essential for wetland ecosystems, the assessment of water abstraction and hydroelectric infrastructure on downstream flooding dynamics is crucial. Yet, scarce data, environmental variability and the lack of models make this challenging. This research contributed to quantifying the influence of changing water resources on fodder production of floodplain grasslands in the Tana River Delta, Kenya.

Growth characteristics of floodplain grasslands of Echinochloa stagnina (Retz) P. Beauv. for different flood and management options were determined and a quantification of their productivity achieved. A plant growth model adapted to tropical floodplain conditions and perennial C4 grasses was developed, and is the first known physiologically based model for floodplain grasslands.
Hydrological processes of ecological importance (flood extent, timing, duration, frequency) were characterized in a poorly gauged basin using a water-balance model combined with remote-sensing techniques, despite precise knowledge of discharge rates, topography and a high cloud cover.
A preliminary analysis explored different flooding scenarios and their impact on fodder production through the use of simple ecosystem service indicators.

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Characterizing floods in the poorly gauged wetlands of the Tana River Delta, Kenya, using a water balance model and satellite data

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Leauthaud C., G. Belaud, S. Duvail, R. Moussa, O. Grünberger, and J. Albergel, 2013. Characterizing floods in the poorly gauged wetlands of the Tana River Delta, Kenya, using a water balance model and satellite data. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17, 3059–3075, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-3059-2013. (IF 3.6)

2012

Floods and livelihoods: The impact of changing water resources on wetland agro-ecological production systems in the Tana River Delta, Kenya

Crystele Leauthaud, Stéphanie Duvail, Olivier Hamerlynck, Jean-Luc Paul, Hubert Cochet, Judith Nyunja, Jean Albergel, Olivier Grünberger, Floods and livelihoods: The impact of changing water resources on wetland agro-ecological production systems in the Tana River Delta, Kenya, Global Environmental Change, Volume 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 252-263, ISSN 0959-3780, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.09.003.

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