Assessment of the performance of traditional agroforestry systems in Southwestern Cameroon

Rodrigues Geraldo Stachetti, De Barros Inacio, Chambon Bénédicte, Ebongue Ruth, Nguinlong John Carlos, Ehabe Ejolle Eugène, Bikoï Achille, Enjalric Frank. 2008. Assessment of the performance of traditional agroforestry systems in Southwestern Cameroon. In : Empowerment of the rural actors. A renewal of farming systems perspectives : 8th European IFSA Symposium, 6-10 July 2008, Clermond-Ferrand. Dedieu Benoît (ed.). IFSA. Paris : INRA, 483-484. ISBN 978-2-7380-1252-4 European IFSA Symposium. 8, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 6 Juillet 2008/10 Juillet 2008.

Résumé : Amid the diversity of farming systems developed in humid tropical zones, a large number is characterized by the combination of perennial and annual plants. The productive functioning, the agronomic and economic performance, and the sustainability of these crop associations remain poorly understood. To improve the management capacity of these complex agroforestry systems, adequate indicators must be developed and integrated in assessment systems. These may then be used to assist farmers in their decision making regarding management practices, as well as used to evaluate the contributions of these farming systems to sustainability. This study focused on 38 farmers in the Southwestern Province of Cameroon, whose agroforestry systems were surveyed using indicators which were then integrated into a Traditional Agroforestry Performance Indicators System (TAPIS). Analyses of the relationships between indicators in TAPIS allowed an improved understanding of agro-ecological and agro-economic performances in the studied parcels, and may contribute for the sustainability assessment of agroforestry systems.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : agroforesterie

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Cameroun

Classification Agris : F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture
K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales

Auteurs et affiliations

• Rodrigues Geraldo Stachetti, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR Systèmes de pérennes (FRA)
• De Barros Inacio, INRA (GLP)
• Chambon Bénédicte, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR Systèmes de pérennes (FRA)
• Ebongue Ruth, Université de Dschang (CMR)
• Nguinlong John Carlos, Université de Dschang (CMR)
• Ehabe Ejolle Eugène, IRAD (CMR)
• Bikoï Achille, CARBAP (CMR)
• Enjalric Frank, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR Couverts permanents (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/547172/)

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