[ Impacts des activités agricoles sur les revenus ménagers du territoire de Seke-Banza ]
Volume 38, Issue 3, January 2023, Pages 649–655
Mavungu Willy Jack Mvumbi1 and Mvumbi Sylvain Mavinga2
1 Département Gestion des Ressources Naturelles Renouvelables, Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques (ISEA), BP 151 Tshela, RD Congo
2 Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Département des Ressources Naturelles, BP 314 Boma, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 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.
In the year 2025, 83% of the world’s population, which is projected to reach 8.5 billion, will live in developing countries. However, uncertainty remains as to the ability of available resources and techniques to meet the needs of this growing population for food and other agricultural products. Agriculture will have to meet these challenges, primarily by increasing production on land already in use and avoiding further encroachment on land that is only marginally suitable for cultivation. As for sub-Saharan Africa, it is certain to say that agricultural activities have experienced limited development over a long period. The low productivity resulting from the latter remains an essential factor in the blocking of the economy, especially since food production is almost ensured by households and is based above all on self-consumption needs. Like the country as a whole, the province of Kongo-Central which, apart from its own supply, plays an important role in supplying the cities of Boma, Matadi, Kinshasa and certain neighboring countries with foodstuffs and other products from the Mayumbe forest. This study analyzes the modes of agricultural practices applied by farmers in the area explored, because they are the basis of low yields that affect the socio-economic situation of households. According to field results, men represent 53.33% and 46.66% of women. All have family responsibilities and practice agricultural activities in the Mayumbe forest or the savannah.
Author Keywords: impacts, agricultural activities, territory, Seke-Banza, Kongo-Central, crops, households.
Volume 38, Issue 3, January 2023, Pages 649–655
Mavungu Willy Jack Mvumbi1 and Mvumbi Sylvain Mavinga2
1 Département Gestion des Ressources Naturelles Renouvelables, Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques (ISEA), BP 151 Tshela, RD Congo
2 Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Département des Ressources Naturelles, BP 314 Boma, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 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
In the year 2025, 83% of the world’s population, which is projected to reach 8.5 billion, will live in developing countries. However, uncertainty remains as to the ability of available resources and techniques to meet the needs of this growing population for food and other agricultural products. Agriculture will have to meet these challenges, primarily by increasing production on land already in use and avoiding further encroachment on land that is only marginally suitable for cultivation. As for sub-Saharan Africa, it is certain to say that agricultural activities have experienced limited development over a long period. The low productivity resulting from the latter remains an essential factor in the blocking of the economy, especially since food production is almost ensured by households and is based above all on self-consumption needs. Like the country as a whole, the province of Kongo-Central which, apart from its own supply, plays an important role in supplying the cities of Boma, Matadi, Kinshasa and certain neighboring countries with foodstuffs and other products from the Mayumbe forest. This study analyzes the modes of agricultural practices applied by farmers in the area explored, because they are the basis of low yields that affect the socio-economic situation of households. According to field results, men represent 53.33% and 46.66% of women. All have family responsibilities and practice agricultural activities in the Mayumbe forest or the savannah.
Author Keywords: impacts, agricultural activities, territory, Seke-Banza, Kongo-Central, crops, households.
Abstract: (french)
En l’an 2025, 83 % de la population mondiale qui, selon les prévisions, atteindra 8,5 milliards d’habitants, vivront dans les pays en développement. Or, l’incertitude demeure quant à la capacité des ressources et des techniques disponibles de satisfaire les besoins de cette population croissante en denrées alimentaires et autres produits agricoles. L’agriculture devra prélever ces défis, principalement en augmentant la production sur les terres déjà exploitées et en évitant d’empiéter encore sur des terres qui ne sont que marginalement aptes à la culture. Pour ce qui est de l’Afrique subsaharienne, il est certain d’affirmer que les activités agricoles ont connu en longue période un développement limité. La faible productivité issue de ces dernières reste un facteur essentiel de blocage de l’économie surtout que la production vivrière est presqu’assurée par les ménages et se base surtout sur les besoins d’autoconsommation. A l’image de l’ensemble du pays, la province du Kongo-Central qui, en dehors de son propre approvisionnement, joue un rôle important dans le ravitaillement des villes de Boma, Matadi, Kinshasa et certains pays frontaliers en denrées alimentaires et autres produits provenant de la forêt du Mayumbe. Cette étude analyse les modes des pratiques agricoles appliquées par les paysans du milieu exploré, car elles sont à la base des faibles rendements qui portent atteinte à la situation socio-économique des ménages. Selon les résultats de terrain les hommes représentent 53,33 % et 46,66 % des femmes. Tous ont des charges familiales et pratiquent les activités agricoles dans la forêt du Mayumbe ou la savane.
Author Keywords: impacts, activités agricoles, territoire, Seke-Banza, Kongo-Central, cultures, ménages.
How to Cite this Article
Mavungu Willy Jack Mvumbi and Mvumbi Sylvain Mavinga, “Impacts of agricultural activities on household income in the territory of Seke-Banza,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 649–655, January 2023.
