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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Household bushmeat consumption in Brazzaville, the republic of the Congo
Tropical Conservation Science, Volume 4, No. 2, Year 2011
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Wildlife meat is an important source of animal protein for rural and urban populations in Congo. Quantitative and qualitative surveys on the consumption of bushmeat were undertaken in Brazzaville in 2006, in about 1,050 urban households. The main objective was to establish the profiles of consumers and of species concerned. The results showed that 88.3% of the surveyed households consumed bushmeat. Their average size was 5.7 ± 3.2 persons. The average monthly income of an urban consumer with a permanent job was 98,334 (US$197) ± 84,306 (US$169) FCFA. It appeared that households preferred to consume bushmeat for two major reasons: the taste or flavor (67.8%) and food habits (14.7%). Meat from mammals was preferred, the top three orders of this class being artiodactyls (48.3%), rodents (28.3%), and primates (13.0%). Some of them are listed as threatened in Congo Brazzaville and are included in the IUCN Red List. The results showed that in Brazzaville, bushmeat consumption remains important and is determined by socio-economic parameters. The promotion of game farming, and breeding of domestic species such as poultry and fish, in the Brazzaville suburbs could help to meet Congolese demand for bushmeat. © Roger Albert Mbete.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mbete, Roger Albert
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
Democratic Republic Congo, Brazzaville
Unité de Recherche Sur Les Systèmes de Production Agricole
Banga-Mboko, Henri
Congo, Brazzaville
Universite Marien Ngouabi
Democratic Republic Congo, Brazzaville
Unité de Recherche Sur Les Systèmes de Production Agricole
Racey, Paul A.
United Kingdom, Exeter
University of Exeter
Mfoukou-Ntsakala, André
Democratic Republic Congo, Brazzaville
Unité de Recherche Sur Les Systèmes de Production Agricole
Nganga, Innocent
Democratic Republic Congo, Brazzaville
Fauniques du Ministère de L'economie Forestière
Vermeulen, Cédric
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
Doucet, Jean Louis
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
Hornick, Jean Luc
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
Leroy, Pascale LéOn
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
Statistics
Citations: 115
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/194008291100400207
e-ISSN:
19400829
Research Areas
Food Security
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Quantitative
Study Locations
Congo