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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Management of cocoa: Constraints during acquisition and application of pesticides in the humid forest zones of southern Cameroon
Crop Protection, Volume 27, No. 8, Year 2008
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Subsidies for inputs, such as pesticides, enabled about 400 000 households in southern Cameroon to grow cocoa and provide for basic needs such as food, education, bride price and house construction. Economic liberalization resulted in disengagement of the State in favor of the private sector and engendered a new behavior pattern among cocoa farmers. This study focuses on the constraints inherent in the acquisition and application of pesticides for cocoa growing on small farms in the tropical rainforest areas of southern Cameroon. Over 50% of farmers use chemical pesticides, but the high cost and lack of availability in rural areas are cited, respectively by 65% and 55% of cocoa farmers as major constraints by users of pesticides. Only 21% of cocoa farmers buy their pesticides in the village. Fungicides are the main pesticide used to control Phytophthora megakarya, but farmers do not apply the recommended application rate so production is low. Some farmers form groups to circumvent production problems, while some use plant extracts. To increase production it is essential to improve safe practices in the purchase, transportation; storage, handling and application of pesticides and promote integrated pest management in southern Cameroon. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sonwa, Dénis Jean
Cameroon, Yaounde
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Yaounde
Germany, Bonn
Universität Bonn
Coulibaly, Ousmane N.
Benin, Cotonou
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Contonou
Weise, Stéphan F.
Cameroon, Yaounde
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Yaounde
Adesina, Akinwumi Ayo
United States, New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Janssens, Marc J.J.
Germany, Bonn
Universität Bonn
Statistics
Citations: 45
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.cropro.2008.02.004
ISSN:
02612194
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Study Locations
Cameroon