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 cocoa and the high cost of farm inputs. Without the support of the extension services, they themselves have developed traditional integrated control methods based on the use of plant extracts mixed with conventional pesticides. From a survey of 300 cocoa farmers, the study assesses the farmers' command of these methods, the pests controlled, the problems encountered and the institutional constraints in the definition and dissemination of integrated ...
Pesticides are a significant component of the modern agricultural technology that has been widely ad...
Since the end of the 80s, cocoa growers in Cameroon have experienced a low level of income due, amon...
The growing demand for cocoa beans and products worldwide has been met by expanding the area under c...
Cocoa-producing countries of West and Central Africa experienced a serious economic crisis in the ea...
The chemical control is the widely control method applied in Cameroon for pests and diseases by all ...
We focused on the Socio-Economic Evaluation of Farmer Field School Training on Integrated Pest Manag...
Cocoa mirids are the main insect pests of the crop in Togo. In order to contribute to a sustainable ...
Forest cover has deteriorated less in Central Africa than in West Africa. The cocoa cultivation prac...
This thesis evaluates the short run profitability and the long run sustainability of improved cocoa ...
Management of insect pests of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) using insecticides began in 1950 and has si...
Many pests, especially capsid bugs, infest cocoa and contribute to low yields in producing countries...
Cocoa is one main exported agricultural commodity in Cameroon, with a production estimated at 225,00...
Sustainability of the world cocoa production is more and more discussed in the humid tropics. Cocoa ...
International audienceFrom urban margins to the remotest forest areas, multistrata and biodiversity-...
This work aims at better understanding the mecanisms and agro-ecological factors involved in the Sah...
Pesticides are a significant component of the modern agricultural technology that has been widely ad...
Since the end of the 80s, cocoa growers in Cameroon have experienced a low level of income due, amon...
The growing demand for cocoa beans and products worldwide has been met by expanding the area under c...
Cocoa-producing countries of West and Central Africa experienced a serious economic crisis in the ea...
The chemical control is the widely control method applied in Cameroon for pests and diseases by all ...
We focused on the Socio-Economic Evaluation of Farmer Field School Training on Integrated Pest Manag...
Cocoa mirids are the main insect pests of the crop in Togo. In order to contribute to a sustainable ...
Forest cover has deteriorated less in Central Africa than in West Africa. The cocoa cultivation prac...
This thesis evaluates the short run profitability and the long run sustainability of improved cocoa ...
Management of insect pests of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) using insecticides began in 1950 and has si...
Many pests, especially capsid bugs, infest cocoa and contribute to low yields in producing countries...
Cocoa is one main exported agricultural commodity in Cameroon, with a production estimated at 225,00...
Sustainability of the world cocoa production is more and more discussed in the humid tropics. Cocoa ...
International audienceFrom urban margins to the remotest forest areas, multistrata and biodiversity-...
This work aims at better understanding the mecanisms and agro-ecological factors involved in the Sah...
Pesticides are a significant component of the modern agricultural technology that has been widely ad...
Since the end of the 80s, cocoa growers in Cameroon have experienced a low level of income due, amon...
The growing demand for cocoa beans and products worldwide has been met by expanding the area under c...