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
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
Low use of chemical inputs has been cited as a major factor limiting productivity growth of agriculture in most of sub-Saharan Africa. A wide range of variables influence adoption of such input. It is important to understand the role of these factors to ensure the development and implementation o...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Adesina, A.A.
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[Determinants of chemical input use in periurban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroon]
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Determinants of chemical input use in periurban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroon