This paper draws together information from three separate projects on the production of Dacryodes edulis (G. Don) H.J. Lam or 'safou' in Cameroon, and its domestic and international trade. The volume of safou fruit commercialised in Cameroon in 1997 was estimated at 11,000 tonnes, equivalent to U...
Awono, A.
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Ndoye, O.
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Schreckenberg, Kate
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Tabuna, H.
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Isseri, F.
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Temple, L.
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[Production and marketing of safou (Dacryodes edulis) in Cameroon and internationally: market development issues]
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Production and marketing of safou (Dacryodes edulis) in Cameroon and internationally: market development issues
Dacryodes edulis, or safou, is a fruit tree native to Central Africa and the Gulf of Guinea region. It is usually present in agroforestry systems in the region, particularly in homegardens and cocoa and coffee agroforests. It plays an important role in household consumption and the surplus is sol...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Okafor, J.C.
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Buyungu, P.M.
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Weise, S.F.
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Tchatat, M.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Ndoye, O.
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Endamana, D.
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[Dacryodes edulis, a neglected non-timber forest species for the agroforestry systems of West and Central Africa]
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Dacryodes edulis, a neglected non-timber forest species for the agroforestry systems of West and Central Africa
The paper analyses the structure of non-timber forest products (NTFP) markets in the humid forest zone (HFZ) of Cameroon from a spatial perspective. A characterisation of 25 markets based on a set of products, traders, and market place attributes was produced. The combination of the attributes si...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Ndoye, O.
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Eyebe, A.
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Puntodewo, A.
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[Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon]
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Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon
The contribution that domesticated indigenous fruit trees make to many farmers’ livelihoods is often not acknowledged in either national- or international-level poverty reduction strategies. Current agricultural data tend to be restricted to a narrow range of exotic fruit (e.g. mango, avocado, ci...
Schreckenberg, Kate
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Awono, A.
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Degrande, A.
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Mbosso, C.
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Ndoye, O.
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Tchoundjeu, Z.
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[Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction]
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Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction