[ KIMVULA: Un espace sous-développé à l’Est de la province du Kongo Central (République Démocratique du Congo) ]
Volume 42, Issue 4, June 2024, Pages 585–593
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Marie Honorine Lugangu1, Félicien Lukoki2, Alexis Vuni Simbu3, Bifubiambote Salambuaku Giresse4, and Jules ALONI KOMANDA5
1 Doctorante à l’Université de Kinshasa, Chef des Travaux à l’ISP/Mbanza-Ngungu (Kongo Central), Mbanza-Ngungu, RD Congo
2 Laboratoire de Botanique systématique & d'écologie végétale, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Biologie, BP. 190 Kinshasa XI (Université de Kinshasa), RD Congo
3 Mention Géosciences, Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
4 Mention Géosciences, Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, Université de Kinshasa, , Faculté des Agronomique, Université Kasa -Vubu, ville de Boma, Kongo central, RD Con, RD Congo
5 Université de Kinshasa, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Sciences de la terre, B.P 190 Kinshasa XI, RD Congo
Original language: French
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The objectives of this study are to identify the actors and actions that contribute to the development of the regional area of Kimvula, to demonstrate that the territory of Kimvula is underdeveloped, to show the problems of this situation and the strategies to ensure the integral development and to solve the problem of its poor development. The results obtained from this study affirm that the level of the development is in decline (opinion of 60 percent of subjects surveyed), or in stagnation (opinion of 34.5 percent of subjects surveyed) and without opinion (opinion of 5.5 percent of subjects surveyed). The long-term development of Kimvula therefore requires diversification of their economies into the production of tradable goods. It is also necessary in the medium term because the territory is isolated from a possible reversal, even temporary, in the current trend in raw material prices. Diversification of production can follow several directions. The evacuation of agricultural products is a first path. But also, significant investments in transport infrastructure and the rehabilitation of agricultural service roads. National governments and international development agencies have neglected for too long the potential that the territory of Kimvula represents.
Author Keywords: underdevelopment, space, socio-economic impacts, Kimvula.
Volume 42, Issue 4, June 2024, Pages 585–593
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Marie Honorine Lugangu1, Félicien Lukoki2, Alexis Vuni Simbu3, Bifubiambote Salambuaku Giresse4, and Jules ALONI KOMANDA5
1 Doctorante à l’Université de Kinshasa, Chef des Travaux à l’ISP/Mbanza-Ngungu (Kongo Central), Mbanza-Ngungu, RD Congo
2 Laboratoire de Botanique systématique & d'écologie végétale, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Biologie, BP. 190 Kinshasa XI (Université de Kinshasa), RD Congo
3 Mention Géosciences, Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
4 Mention Géosciences, Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, Université de Kinshasa, , Faculté des Agronomique, Université Kasa -Vubu, ville de Boma, Kongo central, RD Con, RD Congo
5 Université de Kinshasa, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Sciences de la terre, B.P 190 Kinshasa XI, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 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
The objectives of this study are to identify the actors and actions that contribute to the development of the regional area of Kimvula, to demonstrate that the territory of Kimvula is underdeveloped, to show the problems of this situation and the strategies to ensure the integral development and to solve the problem of its poor development. The results obtained from this study affirm that the level of the development is in decline (opinion of 60 percent of subjects surveyed), or in stagnation (opinion of 34.5 percent of subjects surveyed) and without opinion (opinion of 5.5 percent of subjects surveyed). The long-term development of Kimvula therefore requires diversification of their economies into the production of tradable goods. It is also necessary in the medium term because the territory is isolated from a possible reversal, even temporary, in the current trend in raw material prices. Diversification of production can follow several directions. The evacuation of agricultural products is a first path. But also, significant investments in transport infrastructure and the rehabilitation of agricultural service roads. National governments and international development agencies have neglected for too long the potential that the territory of Kimvula represents.
Author Keywords: underdevelopment, space, socio-economic impacts, Kimvula.
Abstract: (french)
La présente étude a pour objectifs de dégager les acteurs et les actions qui contribuent au développement de l’espace régional de Kimvula, de démontrer que le territoire de Kimvula est sous-développé, de montrer les problèmes de cette situation et les stratégies pour assurer le développement intégral et pour résoudre le problème de son mal développement. Les résultats obtenus de cette étude affirment que le niveau de développement est en déclin (avis de 60 % de sujets enquêtés), soit en stagnation (avis de 34,5 % de sujets enquêtés) et sans opinion (avis de 5,5% de sujets enquêtés). Le développement à long terme de Kimvula nécessite donc une diversification de leurs économies dans la production de biens échangeables. Elle est aussi nécessaire à moyen terme car le territoire est enclavé vis-à-vis d’un retournement possible, même temporaire, du trend actuel des prix des matières premières. La diversification de la production peut suivre plusieurs directions. L’évacuation des produits agricoles est une première piste. Mais aussi des investissements importants en infrastructures de transport et la réhabilitation des routes de dessertes agricoles. Les gouvernements nationaux et les agences internationales de développement ont trop longtemps négligé le potentiel que représente le territoire de Kimvula.
Author Keywords: sous-développement, espace, impacts socioéconomiques, Kimvula.
How to Cite this Article
Marie Honorine Lugangu, Félicien Lukoki, Alexis Vuni Simbu, Bifubiambote Salambuaku Giresse, and Jules ALONI KOMANDA, “KIMVULA: An underdeveloped area in the East of Kongo Central Province (Democratic Republic of Congo),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 585–593, June 2024.