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| Wandji, Njankoua; Binam, Nyemeck; Sonii, David; Mva Mva, Jonas; Gockowski, James. |
| This study is an attempt of the combination of multiple data sources referring to the same time period and to the same farmer population, it aims at assessing the potential impact of a cocoa Farmer Field School Training on Integrated Pest Management in Cameroon. Using a combination of a latitudinal and a longitudinal comparison, the results indicate that FFS-trained farmers have significantly more knowledge about crop husbandry practices than those in the non-participant comparison group. A 32% production increase and 45% income increase relative to the non-participants was estimated in the latitudinal analysis. The longitudinal comparison is showing significant adoption rates of 94, 93, 90, 66 and 35 % respectively for shade management, phytosanitary... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Integrated pest management; Farmer field school; Adoption rate; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52103 |
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| Nkamleu, Guy Blaise; Keho, Yaya; Gockowski, James; David, Soniia. |
| This paper presents empirical evidence to show how socioeconomic factors affect the adoption of and investment in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire. The analysis uses primary farm-level data collected in 2002 from a nationally representative sample of more than one thousand cocoa farmers. The study describes the status of the adoption of various chemical inputs and uses a multiplicative heteroscedastic Tobit model to identify and quantify the impact of the socioeconomic environment on the incentive to invest. The results generally show that farmer, household and village characteristics are all important in explaining the farmers’ decisions. The paper concludes by outlining a number of implications for strategic targeting of farmers and... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Chemical input; Tobit model; Cocoa sector; Socioeconomic factors; Côte d’Ivoire; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57015 |
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| Dieu ne Dort, Njankoua Wandji; Julius, Lapbim Nkeh; Gockowski, James; Isaac, Tchouamo. |
| We focused on the Socio-Economic Evaluation of Farmer Field School Training on Integrated Pest Management in the humid forest region of Cameroon. The main objective was to assess the impact of training on integrated pest management (IPM) on cocoa farmer field school graduates. The results indicate that shade management, phytosanitary harvest, pruning, improved spraying practices and grafting of improved materials were adopted at the rate of 94, 93, 90, 66 and 35 % respectively, with the overall rate of adoption being 76 %. There was a 47 % reduction in the frequency of spraying fungicides and a 17 % reduction in the number of sprayers applied per treatment following the implementation of the training. Labour inputs increased significantly for pruning,... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Integrated pest management; Farmer field school; Adoption rate; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25418 |
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