Diversity and Socio-Economic Value of Wild Edible Plants in the Mounts Mandara Region, Cameroon

Moksia, Froumsia; Yougouda, Hamawa; Nanga, Jeanne Flore,; Konsala, Souare; Tchobsala,; Didier, Dibong Siegfried; Zapfack, Louis; Marie, Mapongmetsem Pierre

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“…Soil degradation represents a major environmental issue with significant implications for ecosystem sustainability and food security, particularly in the Sudano-Sahelian region (Moksia et al, 2019;Njoya et al, 2022). It is evident in this study, as well as in those by Victor et al (2019) and Zeng et al (2023), that the primary cause of soil degradation is deforestation.…”

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Agriculture and Soil Management in the Context of Sustainable Development in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of Cameroon

Bienvenu,

Claudine,

Arka

et al. 2023

GEP

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The Sudanian-Sahelian zone of the Far-North Cameroon faces an extreme climate challenge resulting in increased vulnerability to erosion, soil degradation, and the effects of climate change, impacting soil fertility and agricultural yields. The objective of this study was to analyze agricultural practices, challenges related to climate change and soil degradation, as well as the solutions adopted by farmers to address these issues. To achieve this, 600 farmers from the six departments of the region were interviewed. The results highlight the significant impact of climatic conditions on soil health, agricultural activities, and food security. Farmers identified various indicators of soil degradation, including agricultural yields, bioindicator plants, plant growth, soil fauna, and root density. The main causes of soil degradation are associated with practices such as deforestation, intensive agriculture, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, overgrazing, and the effects of climate change. The impacts of this degradation are multiple, including soil fertility loss, reduced agricultural yields, deforestation, reduced biodiversity, income loss, water resource pollution, and food insecurity. In response to these challenges, farmers have adopted sustainable soil management practices, including crop rotation, intercropping, fallowing, the use of organic fertilizers, and the adoption of conservation agriculture. To effectively address these challenges, concerted collaboration between farmers, civil society organizations, and government authorities is imperative to develop sustainable and effective solutions against soil degradation in the region.

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Section: Causes Of Soil Degradation In the Sud Anian-sahelian Zone Of...mentioning

confidence: 58%

Agriculture and Soil Management in the Context of Sustainable Development in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of Cameroon

Bienvenu,

Claudine,

Arka

et al. 2023

GEP

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“…It was an asymmetrical horst that covered an area of 150 km 2 , located along the Cameroon-Nigeria border. Tis locality was infuenced by a Sudano-Sahelian mountain type climate [18], with a long dry season from October to June and a short rainy season from July to September, with a mean annual rainfall and temperature of 1074 mm and 26 °C, respectively [19]. Te geologic substratum consisted mainly of gneisses, migmatites, and granites [20][21][22].…”

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Degradation Rate/Vulnerability Potential and Fertility Status of Luvisols in the Mandara Mountains (Far-North Cameroon)

Tamto Mamdem,

Tsozué,

Matakon

et al. 2024

The Scientific World Journal

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Soil degradation emerges as one of the major problems in the locality of Sir in the Mandara Mountains, Far-North Cameroon. Inappropriate agricultural techniques resulting in land use change affect soil functions and seriously harm forest ecosystems. This study was conducted to analyse the current character of soils and access their degradation and their level of fertility. Twenty soil samples were taken at 15 cm depth. This includes ten in the plot under forest reserve and ten others in the plot under cultivation. Cultivation is responsible for the increase in bulk density (BD) (1.59 to 2.23 g/cm3), Mg (4.76 to 6.40 cmol·kg−1), Ca (10.44 to 11.26 cmol·kg−1), P (7.93 to 9.93 g/kg), and Mg/K (2.28 to 5.84) and decrease in CEC (38 0.15 to 31.46 cmol·kg−1), OM (2.76 to 1.08%), OC (1.66 to 0.62%), total nitrogen (0.08 to 0.05%), K (4.59 to 1.15 cmol·kg−1), Na (1.32 to 0.91 cmol·kg−1), C/N (25.69 to 13.86), and Ca/Mg (2.32 to 1.89). This variability in physicochemical properties reflects progressive soil degradation. Cultivated soils are subject to severe degradation or potential vulnerability (SDR/Vp = 4/2) due to texture, organic carbon, soil aggregate stability, sealing index, and total nitrogen. On the other hand, soils under forest reserve are subject to severe degradation or vulnerability due to the total nitrogen and sodium absorption ratio. The soils of the study area are subject to severe and extreme potential degradation or vulnerability due to BD, respectively, under forest reserve and cultivation. Two classes of fertility were identified: class II (plots under forest reserve) having a good level of fertility, characterized by good physical properties and severe limitations in nitrogen and phosphorus and class IV (cultivated plots) with a low level of fertility due to severe limitations in organic matter, phosphorus, and poor physical characteristics. The best indicator of the good quality of the luvisols of Sir is the pH, while the bulk density is an indicator of severe to very extreme degradation or high to very high vulnerability. The application of organic and mineral amendments is essential for raising the organic matter and nitrogen and phosphorus contents in these soils.

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“…They are the main energy sources for other life and themselves, and people can make income from some important plant species economically (Saensouk et al 2016;Phatlamphu et al 2021;Saisor et al 2021). Human was using wild plants as foods and drugs since before the pre-history era until modern cultivation knowledge made people produces more foods, and the plant extracted that be used in the pharmaceutical industry (Zhang et al 2016;Pholhiamhan et al 2018;Moksia et al 2019;Hosseini et al 2021). Some plant species can be produced as cash crops with many varieties, increasing productivity to secure their supply into the economic systems and make more income for the farmers.…”

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Economic value assessment of edible plants in Muang District, Kalasin Province, Thailand

PHATLAMPHU,

SAENSOUK,

SAENSOUK

et al. 2023

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Phatlamphu N, Saensouk S, Saensouk P, Junsongduang A, Setyawan AD. 2023. Economic value assessment of edible plants in Muang District, Kalasin Province, Thailand. Biodiversitas 24: 3960-3967. Edible plants have been traded as economic plants for food consumption, and their supply can be used at the industry level. However, modern agriculture might be disrupting a local plant value that the indigenous people use as their food in daily life. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the economic value of edible plants in Muang District, Kalasin Province, based on their market value and trading volume in a year. Data were collected through a pricing survey in the municipal and local markets from March 2019 to February 2021. The value was applied using the formula of the economic Value of Edible Plants (EVEP) that focus on the local scale of economy to explore the relationships between edible plant traders and consumers in the study area. There were 78 edible plant species that belonged to 67 genera and 41 families. The highest value is Oryza sativa L. (rice) which gains income averaging 684,000 THB annually/trader, followed by Coriandrum sativum L. (coriander) and Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. (galangal) with averaging values of 216,000 and 187,200 THB annually/trader, respectively. When we identified the edible plants into two groups based on their sources, including the economic plants and the local plants, they were found 40 species of economic plants (51%) and 38 species of local plants (49%). In addition, we found that 43 species of edible plants were traded throughout the year (12 months), including 14 species of local plants (32.6%) and 29 species of economic plants (67.4%). That shows the risk trend of local plant consumption loss is due to the growth of economic plants.

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Diversity and Socio-Economic Value of Wild Edible Plants in the Mounts Mandara Region, Cameroon

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Agriculture and Soil Management in the Context of Sustainable Development in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of Cameroon

Agriculture and Soil Management in the Context of Sustainable Development in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of Cameroon

Degradation Rate/Vulnerability Potential and Fertility Status of Luvisols in the Mandara Mountains (Far-North Cameroon)

Economic value assessment of edible plants in Muang District, Kalasin Province, Thailand

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