CHROMOLAENA ODORATA BLESSING OR CURSE?
CHROMOLAENA ODORATA BLESSING OR CURSE? In Cameroon, women complain bitterly that since Chromolaena odorata appeared in their fields they have to spend twice as long weeding as before. It is absolutely essential that this weed is dug out completely. In Côte d'Ivoire, on the other hand, farmers hesitate to eliminate the weed totally from their fields because their crop yields seem to be higher when it is present. They recognize that Chromolaena odorata protects the soil from erosion and kills nematodes, which are a serious crop pest. Furthermore, as M. Zignagba, a farmer in Mbaïki, Central African Republic, explains, 'If chromolaena is growing on our fallow land it avoids us having to cut down large trees, which is always a problem with our limited means.'
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dig-cgspace-10568-489072021-02-24T07:47:18Z CHROMOLAENA ODORATA BLESSING OR CURSE? Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation CHROMOLAENA ODORATA BLESSING OR CURSE? In Cameroon, women complain bitterly that since Chromolaena odorata appeared in their fields they have to spend twice as long weeding as before. It is absolutely essential that this weed is dug out completely. In Côte d'Ivoire, on the other hand, farmers hesitate to eliminate the weed totally from their fields because their crop yields seem to be higher when it is present. They recognize that Chromolaena odorata protects the soil from erosion and kills nematodes, which are a serious crop pest. Furthermore, as M. Zignagba, a farmer in Mbaïki, Central African Republic, explains, 'If chromolaena is growing on our fallow land it avoids us having to cut down large trees, which is always a problem with our limited means.' CHROMOLAENA ODORATA BLESSING OR CURSE?In Cameroon, women complain bitterly that since Chromolaena odorata appeared in their fields they have to spend twice as long weeding as before. It is absolutely essential that this weed is dug out completely.... 1997 2014-10-16T09:15:52Z 2014-10-16T09:15:52Z News Item CTA. 1997. CHROMOLAENA ODORATA BLESSING OR CURSE? . Spore 72. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/48907 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99582 en Spore Open Access Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Spore |
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CHROMOLAENA ODORATA BLESSING OR CURSE?
In Cameroon, women complain bitterly that since Chromolaena odorata appeared in their fields they have to spend twice as long weeding as before. It is absolutely essential that this weed is dug out completely. In Côte d'Ivoire, on the other hand, farmers hesitate to eliminate the weed totally from their fields because their crop yields seem to be higher when it is present. They recognize that Chromolaena odorata protects the soil from erosion and kills nematodes, which are a serious crop pest. Furthermore, as M. Zignagba, a farmer in Mbaïki, Central African Republic, explains, 'If chromolaena is growing on our fallow land it avoids us having to cut down large trees, which is always a problem with our limited means.' |
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