THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF<i>DACRYODES EDULIS</i>(G.DON) H.J. LAM IN SOUTHERN CAMEROON

Schreckenberg, K.; Degrande, Ann; Mbosso, C.; Baboule, Z. Boli; Enyong, L.A.; Kanmegne, J.; Ngong, C.

doi:10.1080/14728028.2002.9752408

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“…On the number of trees, female-headed households tended to have half as many trees as maleheaded households, reflecting the fact that their farms were half as large (Table 12). This confirms data in the literature that women who have adopted agroforestry technologies often have smaller areas and fewer trees (Keil et al, 2005;Schreckenberg et al, 2002;Wanyoike, 2001) Country Product…”

Section: Africanum Collectors In Central Cameroonsupporting

confidence: 75%

“…Farmers in west Africa are already domesticating tree species such as V. parodoxa (shea tree), D. edulis, I. gabonensis and P. biglobosa Lovett and Haq, 2000;Schreckenberg et al, 2002;Leakey et al, 2004). Farmers are knowledgeable about the use and conservation of these high value indigenous species as they have been domesticating them for years.…”

Section: Technological Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gender and Agroforestry in Africa: are women participating

Kiptot¹,

Franzel²

2011

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The World Agroforestry Centre, an autonomous, non-profit research organization, aims to bring about a rural transformation in the developing world by encouraging and enabling smallholders to increase their use of trees in agricultural landscapes. This will help to improve food security, nutrition, income and health; provide shelter and energy; and lead to greater environmental sustainability. We are one of the 15 centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, we operate six regional offices located in Brazil, Cameroon, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Malawi, and conduct research in 18 other countries around the developing world.We receive our funding from over 50 different investors.

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Section: Africanum Collectors In Central Cameroonsupporting

confidence: 75%

Section: Technological Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender and Agroforestry in Africa: are women participating

Kiptot¹,

Franzel²

2011

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“…As in other areas of the world, fruit trees are a particularly important source of incomes, providing regular and fairly low-risk returns (Schreckenberg et al 2002). Farm level annual value of production in the humid forest zone of Cameroon has been estimated respectively at US$ 93 for Irvingia gabonensis Baillon fruits and US$ 78 for its kernels (Ayuk et al 1999c), US$ 161 for Dacryodes edulis (G. Don f.) H.J.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Farmers’ Fruit Tree-growing Strategies in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon and Nigeria

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Many studies have stressed the importance of trees to rural households. Few, however, have focused on actual numbers and densities of trees in different land-use systems. Based on community-level participatory research in six communities, semi-structured household interviews and full-farm fruit tree inventories, this study aims to understand farmers' tree-planting strategies. Relationships between the diversity, number and density of fruit trees and farm size, land-use system, land tenure, distance from the homestead, proximity to the forest, market access and household characteristics are investigated. The key factors determining the differences in tree-growing strategies between communities appear to be market access, land use and access to forest resources. Within communities, differences between individual households were less easy to explain but tenure was important as was farm size. Smaller farms had higher fruit tree densities, a relationship that was particularly strong in communities with good market access. Overall there was a great deal of variability both within and between communities and many of the factors affecting tree-planting decisions were found to be highly inter-related. Despite this complexity, trees on farm play an important role in rural household's livelihoods. Therefore, expansion of tree cultivation should be recognized as a promising pathway to achieve increased income and food production by policy makers and extensionists alike. In addition to improved tree propagation and management techniques, farmers should be strengthened in the processing and marketing of agroforestry tree products and more emphasis should be placed on the development of tree enterprises. By doing so, farmers will be able to earn a more important and consistent income from fruit trees, contributing to the Millennium Development Goals.

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“…NTFPs are often the only source of cash income for people in remote areas, as is the case for incense harvesters in Bolivia (Enriquez et al, 2006), and can be particularly important for women, for whom few alternative income-generating options may exist Shackleton, 2006). Even where the absolute value of NTFP-derived income is not high, its timing may complement that of other activities, providing an income at critical times of the year and/or in years when other activities fail (Schreckenberg et al, 2002;Shackleton, 2006). These benefits notwithstanding, there is a real risk that the gains of increased commercialisation will not be captured by the intended beneficiaries.…”

Section: Livelihood Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More recently, developed multi-strata systems incorporating NTFPs are found in the humid lowlands of West and Central Africa. In Cameroon, high densities of safou (Dacryodes edulis) and other fruit trees are planted in the cocoa and coffee plantations to provide shade for the commodity crop, as well as food for the family and an income at a time when no other income sources are available (Schreckenberg et al, 2002). Through selection of preferred traits, farmers in the region have improved the fruit and kernel size of Dacryodes edulis and Irvingia gabonensis trees respectively, apparently without jeopardising intra-specific diversity (Leakey et al, 2004).…”

Section: More Intensive Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%