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
Vegetable production plays an important role in food security and provides food and raw materials for industries, income from sales, and employment for small households in urban and peri-urban areas in West Africa. However, some significant health hazards may occur due to misuse of chemicals pest...
Coulibaly, O.
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Nouhoheflin, T.
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Aitchedji, C.C.
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Cherry, A.J.
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Adegbola, P.
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[Consumers perceptions and willingness to pay for organically grown vegetables]
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Consumers perceptions and willingness to pay for organically grown vegetables
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
The contribution of cowpea to food security and poverty reduction can be substantial in West Africa if both biological and socioeconomic constraints are addressed. While some attention has been given to genetics, agronomy, and pest control, such economic issues as access to input, marketing, and ...
Cet article analyze the determinants of cholera des méthodes de lutte contre les pestes, dans les plantations de café et de cacao des communautés paysannes du sud-Cameroun. Les méthodes sont chimiques, traditionnelles, et mixtes. Pour capter l'influence des variables socio-économiques sur la prob...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Analyse des determinants du choix des methodes de lutte contre les pestes dans les plantations de cacao et cafe au sud Cameroon]
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Analyse des determinants du choix des methodes de lutte contre les pestes dans les plantations de cacao et cafe au sud Cameroon
The use of synthetic pesticides among vegetable producers in urban and peri-urban Cotonou, Benin, has been increasing to the extent that certain insect pests have developed resistance to the pesticides. This paper assesses the impact of the farmer field school approach in an integrated pest manag...
Lund, T.
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Sæthre, M.G.
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Nyborg, I.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Rahman, M.H.
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[Farmer field school-IPM impacts on urban and peri-urban vegetable producers in Cotonou, Benin]
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Farmer field school-IPM impacts on urban and peri-urban vegetable producers in Cotonou, Benin