Imports of pesticides have long been subsidised for use in the cocoa agroforests of the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon. With the liberalisation of the cocoa and pesticides sectors and the devaluation of the local currency (CFA franc), farmers are facing fluctuations in the price paid for ...
Les pesticides ont e ́télongtemps subventionne ́s de l’importation aux applications dans les agroforeˆts cacaode la zone de foreˆt humide du Sud-Cameroun. Avec la libe ́ralisation des filie`rescacao et pesticides et lade ́valuation du franc CFA, les paysans font face aux fluctuations des prix d’...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Weise, S.F.
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Tchatat, M.
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[Integrated pest Management in cocoa agroforest in Southern Cameroon: constraints and overview]
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Integrated pest Management in cocoa agroforest in Southern Cameroon: constraints and overview
Chianu, J.N.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Sanginga, Pascal C.
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Bationo, B. André
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Chianu, J.N.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Structural change in fertilizer procurement method: assessment of impact in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Structural change in fertilizer procurement method: assessment of impact in sub-Saharan Africa
This paper examines the relative economic efficiency of small and large rice farms in Côte d'Ivoire using a profit function approach. No differences in the relative economic efficiency of small and large farms were found. This conclusion is robust under alternative model specifications. Agrarian ...
Adesina, A.A.
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Djato, K.
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[Farm size, relative efficiency and agrarian policy in Côte d'Ivoire: profit function analysis of rice farms]
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Farm size, relative efficiency and agrarian policy in Côte d'Ivoire: profit function analysis of rice farms
Subsidies for inputs, such as pesticides, enabled about 400 000 households in southern Cameroon to grow cocoa and provide for basic needs such as food, education, bride price and house construction. Economic liberalization resulted in disengagement of the State in favor of the private sector and ...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Weise, S.F.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Janssens, M.
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[Management of cocoa: constraints during acquisition and application of pesticides in the humid forest zones of Southern Cameroon]
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Management of cocoa: constraints during acquisition and application of pesticides in the humid forest zones of Southern Cameroon
In the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon, farmers generally associate cocoa with native and exotic trees in complex agroforestry systems. Despite the socio-economic and ecological importance of these systems, few studies have investigated their plant composition. We investigated tree composi...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Weise, S.F.
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Tchatat, M.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Janssens, M.J.J.
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[Diversity of plants in cocoa agroforests in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon]
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Diversity of plants in cocoa agroforests in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon
Questions have been raised about the ecological consequences and economic sustainability of exclusive reliance on chemical fertilizers for the rapidly expanding maize production across sub-Saharan Africa. Alternative agroforestry-based natural resource management technologies have been developed ...
Adesina, A.A.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Policy and competitiveness of agroforestrybased technologies for maize production in Cameroon: an application of policy analysis matrix]
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Policy and competitiveness of agroforestrybased technologies for maize production in Cameroon: an application of policy analysis matrix
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
Cocoa-producing countries of West and Central Africa experienced a serious economic crisis in the early 1980s, when the cocoa sector was liberalized and the macroeconomic policies of the sector changed. These institutional changes created new difficulties and challenges for sustainable cocoa farm...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Tchatat, M.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches]
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Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Six, Johan
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Adesina, A.A.
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[Soil fertility decline at the base of rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Soil fertility decline at the base of rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
In order to determine the improved soybean varieties that if recommended to the farmers would have a high probability of adoption, a farmer participatory approach was used to evaluate 12 soybean varieties at full podding in five locations (Oyani, Riana, Kasewe, Akiites, and Mabole) in western Ken...
Chianu, J.N.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Mukulama, J
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Adesina, A.A.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Farmer evaluation of improved soybean varieties being screened in five locations in Kenya : Implications for research and development]
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Farmer evaluation of improved soybean varieties being screened in five locations in Kenya : Implications for research and development