Food security in Central Africa and changes in production systems : the case of plantain in Cameroun

Current statistics question the capacity of food crop production to meet the challenges of food security in Central Africa, where plantain production plays a central role. Of the various explanations for this, the impact of research on development is sometimes quoted. In response to this challenge, an inter-disciplinary team developed technical innovations as part of adaptive research on plantain production in Cameroon. The application of new methods and techniques of integrated crop management produced good results in terms of the adoption and dissemination of methods of multiplication and cleaning of planting material. However, there was resistence to new cropping practices involving intercrops and rotations. The result has been important technical changes in plantain production systems in Cameroon.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Temple, Ludovic, Kwa, Moïse, Fogain, Roger, Mouliom Péfoura, Alassa
Format:	conference_item biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	CARBAP
Subjects:	E16 - Économie de la production, banane plantain, sécurité alimentaire, innovation, recherche, adaptation, sociologie économique, production, diversification, adoption de l'innovation, expérimentation au champ, système de production, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5989, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10967, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_27560, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6513, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_117, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2478, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6200, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3878, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33990, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a175b273, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1229, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1432,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/514163/
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