Fruit Production of Prosopis africana (G. et Perr.) Taub., An Overexploited Species in the Southeastern Niger

Like many woody species in Niger, P. africana provides countless products and services to rural populations (Larwanou et al., 2010a). The services they render expose them to high human pressure leading to their degradation. The particularity of P. africana is that it is the species most preferred in several uses in this zone (Laouali et al., 2014) and is already facing a regeneration problem, especially because of the low rate germination of seeds (Ahoton et al., 2009; Niang-Diop et al., 2010). Among the main uses of this species there is that of its wood, very resistant, in the manufacture of household items (mortar, pestle ...) and good quality coal for blacksmiths, for the closing of the houses, laying sheds and attics. The leaves, roots and bark are mainly used in ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 5 (2015) pp. 50-56 http://www.ijcmas.com