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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.Weise, S.F.Adesina, A.A.Nkongmeneck, B.A.Tchatat, M.Ndoye, O.[Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches]Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches

NTFPs are important for Central African populations because of their close links with the forest environment. This study highlights the remarkable range of NTFPs associated with the rich biodiversity of the Congo Basin's forests. NTFPs are well known to local communities because they have been us...


Ndoye, O.Tchatat, M.[Etude des produits forestiers non ligneux d'Afriques et perspectives: a study of non-timber forest products in Central Africa: reality and prospects]Etude des produits forestiers non ligneux d'Afriques et perspectives: a study of non-timber forest products in Central Africa: reality and prospects

A preliminary insight into how structural adjustment policies (SAPs) may have affected deforestation and forest degradation in the lowland tropical forests of Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia. It presents tentative hypotheses regarding how changes in prices, costs, incomes and government services ...


Kaimowitz, D.Erwidodo.Ndoye, O.Pacheco, P.Balanza, P.P.Sunderlin, William D.[Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia]Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia

An emphasis on global markets for non-timber forest products (NTFPs) often overshadows attention to the local trade in many traditionally lead to further marginalisation of the low-income groups involved. This paper draws on the literature and the research experience of the authors in three diffe...


Shackleton, S.Shanley, P.Ndoye, O.[Invisible but viable: recognising local markets for non-timber forest products]Invisible but viable: recognising local markets for non-timber forest products

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.Ndoye, O.Eyebe, A.Puntodewo, A.[Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon]Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon
Ndoye, O.Ruiz Perez, M.Eyebe, A.[NTFP markets and potential degradation of forest resources in Cameroon: the case of garcinia lucida]NTFP markets and potential degradation of forest resources in Cameroon: the case of garcinia lucida

This paper aims at analyzing fuel consumption in households of forest zones, and at showing the place of fuelwood as a source of energy in the region. The study was carried out in Cameroon and it was based on a survey done in 1996. A sample of 400 households from Yaounde, Mbalmayo and Ebolowa was...


Nkamleu, G.B.Endamana, D.Gockowski, J.Ndoye, O.Sunderlin, William D.[Analyse economique de la consommation du bois de feu en regions forestieres: lecons des zones urbaines camerounaises]Analyse economique de la consommation du bois de feu en regions forestieres: lecons des zones urbaines camerounaises

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, KateAwono, A.Degrande, A.Mbosso, C.Ndoye, O.Tchoundjeu, Z.[Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction]Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction

Integration of information from household surveys and data on land-cover changes derived from remote sensing helps to understand the causes and processes of land-use/land-cover changes. A household survey covering 552 households in 33 villages was carried out in the East Province of Cameroon. Thi...


Mertens, B.Sunderlin, William D.Ndoye, O.Lambin, E.F.[Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data]Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data

The paper analyses how macro-economic and agricultural policies, market fluctuations and demographic changes affected forests in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon in four periods between 1967 and 1997. For each period it examines how these variables influenced cocoa, coffee, food, and agro-indust...


Ndoye, O.Kaimowitz, D.[Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997]Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997

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