[ Changement climatique et disponibilité alimentaire chez les Adjoukrou dans le département de Dabou (Côte d’Ivoire) ]
Volume 37, Issue 2, September 2022, Pages 313–322
Ahouyao Jacob1, Amani Yao Célestin2, and Bouafou Kouamé Guy Marcel3
1 Institut des Sciences Anthropologiques de Développement, Université Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan-Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Institut des Sciences Anthropologiques de Développement, Université Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan-Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Département des Sciences et Technologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study aims to analyze the impact of climate change (CC) on food availability among the Adjoukrou people of Dabou department, through agricultural production and related activities. It is based on a mixed-method approach combining quantitative and qualitative methods, combining direct observations in the field, a questionnaire survey and individual semi-directive interviews. Among the Adjoukrou, speaking of CC means referring to rain, temperature and wind. The CC in Dabou is manifested by an increase in temperature, an increase in heat, a decrease in rainfall, a lengthening of the dry season, and violent winds that destroy crops. This impacts the agricultural calendar (shift), biodiversity (decrease in reproduction and disappearance of animal species), agricultural and related activities. In terms of agriculture, CC has led to a considerable decrease in food crop yields (cassava, plantain, yams, vegetables, etc.). In related agricultural activities, CC has led to a decline in yields of attiéké, palm oil, fishing (fish) and hunting (game), resulting in higher food prices. Most foodstuffs are imported (plantain, yams, vegetables, etc.), making them more expensive. In sum, the CC has reduced food availability and made food expensive in Dabou, forcing the Adjoukrou people to seek supplies in other regions of the country.
Author Keywords: Climate change, food security, Adjoukrou, Dabou.
Volume 37, Issue 2, September 2022, Pages 313–322
Ahouyao Jacob1, Amani Yao Célestin2, and Bouafou Kouamé Guy Marcel3
1 Institut des Sciences Anthropologiques de Développement, Université Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan-Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Institut des Sciences Anthropologiques de Développement, Université Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan-Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Département des Sciences et Technologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the impact of climate change (CC) on food availability among the Adjoukrou people of Dabou department, through agricultural production and related activities. It is based on a mixed-method approach combining quantitative and qualitative methods, combining direct observations in the field, a questionnaire survey and individual semi-directive interviews. Among the Adjoukrou, speaking of CC means referring to rain, temperature and wind. The CC in Dabou is manifested by an increase in temperature, an increase in heat, a decrease in rainfall, a lengthening of the dry season, and violent winds that destroy crops. This impacts the agricultural calendar (shift), biodiversity (decrease in reproduction and disappearance of animal species), agricultural and related activities. In terms of agriculture, CC has led to a considerable decrease in food crop yields (cassava, plantain, yams, vegetables, etc.). In related agricultural activities, CC has led to a decline in yields of attiéké, palm oil, fishing (fish) and hunting (game), resulting in higher food prices. Most foodstuffs are imported (plantain, yams, vegetables, etc.), making them more expensive. In sum, the CC has reduced food availability and made food expensive in Dabou, forcing the Adjoukrou people to seek supplies in other regions of the country.
Author Keywords: Climate change, food security, Adjoukrou, Dabou.
Abstract: (french)
Cette étude vise à analyser l’impact du changement climatique (CC) sur la disponibilité alimentaire chez les Adjoukrou du département de Dabou, à travers les productions agricoles et activités connexes. Elle est basée sur l’approche mixte alliant méthode quantitative et qualitative, combinant les observations directes sur le terrain, l’enquête par questionnaire et les entretiens semi-directifs individuels. Chez les Adjoukrou, parler du CC, c’est faire référence à la pluie, à la température et au vent. Le CC à Dabou se manifeste par la hausse de la température, hausse de chaleur, la baisse des pluies, l’allongement de la saison sèche, des vents violents détruisant les cultures. Cela impacte, ainsi, le calendrier agricole (décalage), la biodiversité (baisse de la reproduction et disparition d’espèces animales), les activités agricoles et connexes. Au niveau de l’agriculture, le CC a entrainé une baisse considérable des rendements des vivriers (manioc, banane plantain, igname, légumes, etc.). Au niveau des activités agricoles connexes, le CC a induit la baisse des rendements des productions de l’attiéké, de l’huile de palme, de la pêche (poissons) et de la chasse (gibier) entrainant la hausse des prix des denrées alimentaires. La plupart des denrées alimentaires sont importés (banane plantain, igname, légumes, etc.) favorisant ainsi leur cherté. En somme, le CC a occasionné la réduction de la disponibilité alimentaire et la cherté des aliments à Dabou, obligeant les Adjoukrou à se ravitailler dans d’autres régions du pays.
Author Keywords: Changement climatique, sécurité alimentaire, Adjoukrou, Dabou.
How to Cite this Article
Ahouyao Jacob, Amani Yao Célestin, and Bouafou Kouamé Guy Marcel, “Climate change and food availability among the Adjoukrou in the department of Dabou (Côte d'Ivoire),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 313–322, September 2022.
