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Management of cocoa: constraints during acquisition and application of pesticides in the humid forest zones of Southern Cameroon

dc.contributor.authorSonwa, D.J.
dc.contributor.authorCoulibaly, O.
dc.contributor.authorWeise, S.
dc.contributor.authorAdesina, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorJanssens, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:14:58Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:14:58Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationSonwa, D., Coulibaly, O., Weise, S., Adesina, A. & Janssens, M. (2008). Management of cocoa: constraints during acquisition and application of pesticides in the humid forest zones of southern Cameroon. Crop Protection, 27(8), 1159-1164.
dc.identifier.issn0261-2194
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2888
dc.description.abstractSubsidies 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipMars Inc.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCocoa Agroforests
dc.subjectPesticides
dc.subjectEconomic Liberalization
dc.subjectManagement Of Cocoa Plantations
dc.subjectSouthern Cameroon
dc.titleManagement of cocoa: constraints during acquisition and application of pesticides in the humid forest zones of Southern Cameroon
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bonn
cg.contributor.affiliationThe Rockefeller Foundation
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectForestry
cg.iitasubjectCocoa
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectClimate Change
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid93989
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2008.02.004


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