Cocoa-based agroforestry system dynamics and trends in the Akongo subregion of central Cameroon
Cocoa is a major crop and income source for most farmers and rural households in the Centre, South and South-West regions of Cameroon, where cocoa is generally produced in agroforestry systems. In this country, cocoa-based agroforestry systems (CBAFS) are undergoing multiple changes alongside the rapid changes underway in the natural, economic and socio-political conditions. This study—carried out in the Akongo subregion in central Cameroon—was designed to gain insight into the CBAFS trends and dynamics in the light of those multiple changes. This semi-structured socioeconomic survey involved interviews and direct observations at plot, farm, household and village scales. Overall, forty cocoa growers from ten villages were interviewed and then fifteen cocoa plots were characterized on the basis of the survey findings. They revealed that cocoa was the major crop in this study area, with cocoa plantations occupying three quarters of the total farming area. Three types of CBAFS were identified, which differed according to their vegetation structure, management practices and age of the plantations. Dynamics affecting the structural characteristics and the spatial extension of these systems emerged and were intimately linked to the dynamics of the cocoa farmer population in relation to their context.
Main Authors: | 348342 Essouma, Francois.M, 348343 Michel, Isabelle, 348344 Mala, William.A, 348345 Levang, Patrice, 348346 Ambang, Zachée, 348347 Begoude-Boyogueno, Aimé.D, 348348 Moisy, Charlotte, 348349 Ngono, Francoise, 348350 Carriere, Stéphanie.M |
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | spa |
Subjects: | THEOBROMA CACAO, MANEJO DE FINCAS, VEGETACION, ESPECIES, ARBOLES, TIPOLOGIA, SISTEMAS AGROFORESTALES, EXPLOTACIONES AGRARIAS, CULTIVOS, |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00510-9(0123456789().,-volV() 0123458697().,-volV) |
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