[ Caractérisation des producteurs et usages des lianes issues des agrosystèmes à base de cacaoyers du Sud-Ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire ]
Volume 43, Issue 4, October 2024, Pages 955–960
Kanga Justin KOUASSI1, Yao Bertin KOUAKOU2, Affia Sonmia Francia KOSSONOU3, and Kouadio Henri KOUASSI4
1 Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, UFR Agroforesterie, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, UFR Agroforesterie, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Laboratoire de Biologie et Amélioration des Plantes, UFR Agroforesterie, Université LOROUGNON Guédé, Bp 150 Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire
Original language: French
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Lianescent plant species have generally been neglected in botanical research despite the fact that they represent one of the important components of the flora of tropical forests and are of great use to rural Ivorian populations. Based on this observation, this study focused on the use of lianas by the cocoa-producing populations of the South-West of Ivory Coast. Thus, to collect information on the characteristics of producers and on the use of lianas associated with cocoa-based agrosystems, a survey was carried out among cocoa farmers in the village of Djapadji. For this purpose, two hundred (200) cocoa producers were interviewed. The results of these interviews reveal that cocoa producers in our study area are dominated by men (87%), indigenous people (53%) and adults (30 to 45 years old). In addition, lianas are mainly used by populations for medical care (78%) and also for food (13%). Ultimately, this study showed that cocoa plantations are full of large quantities of lianas; which lianas are of capital importance in the daily life of the populations of the South-West of Côte d’Ivoire.
Author Keywords: cocoa farmers, agrosystem, lianas, use value, Côte d’Ivoire.
Volume 43, Issue 4, October 2024, Pages 955–960
Kanga Justin KOUASSI1, Yao Bertin KOUAKOU2, Affia Sonmia Francia KOSSONOU3, and Kouadio Henri KOUASSI4
1 Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, UFR Agroforesterie, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, UFR Agroforesterie, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Laboratoire de Biologie et Amélioration des Plantes, UFR Agroforesterie, Université LOROUGNON Guédé, Bp 150 Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire
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
Lianescent plant species have generally been neglected in botanical research despite the fact that they represent one of the important components of the flora of tropical forests and are of great use to rural Ivorian populations. Based on this observation, this study focused on the use of lianas by the cocoa-producing populations of the South-West of Ivory Coast. Thus, to collect information on the characteristics of producers and on the use of lianas associated with cocoa-based agrosystems, a survey was carried out among cocoa farmers in the village of Djapadji. For this purpose, two hundred (200) cocoa producers were interviewed. The results of these interviews reveal that cocoa producers in our study area are dominated by men (87%), indigenous people (53%) and adults (30 to 45 years old). In addition, lianas are mainly used by populations for medical care (78%) and also for food (13%). Ultimately, this study showed that cocoa plantations are full of large quantities of lianas; which lianas are of capital importance in the daily life of the populations of the South-West of Côte d’Ivoire.
Author Keywords: cocoa farmers, agrosystem, lianas, use value, Côte d’Ivoire.
Abstract: (french)
Les espèces végétales lianescentes ont été généralement négligées dans les travaux de recherche en botanique malgré qu’elles représentent une des composantes importantes de la flore des forêts tropicales et soient d’une grande utilité pour les populations rurales ivoiriennes. Fort de ce constat, la présente étude s’est consacrée à l’usage des lianes par les populations productrices de cacao du Sud-Ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire. Ainsi, pour la collecte d’information sur les caractéristiques des producteurs et sur l’usage des lianes associées aux agrosystèmes à base de cacaoyers, une enquête a été réalisée auprès des cacaoculteurs du village de Djapadji. A cet effet, deux-cent (200) producteurs de cacaoyers ont été interrogés. Les résultats de ces entretiens révèlent que les producteurs de cacao dans notre zone d’étude sont dominés par les hommes (87 %), les autochtones (53 %) et par les adultes (30 à 45 ans). De plus, les lianes sont majoritairement utilisées par les populations pour des soins médicaux (78 %) et aussi pour l’alimentation (13 %). En définitive, cette étude a permis de montrer que les plantations de cacaoyers regorgent d’importante quantité de lianes; lesquelles lianes sont d’une importance capitale dans la vie quotidienne des populations du Sud-Ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire.
Author Keywords: cacaoculteurs, agrosystème, lianes, valeur d’usage, Côte d’Ivoire.
How to Cite this Article
Kanga Justin KOUASSI, Yao Bertin KOUAKOU, Affia Sonmia Francia KOSSONOU, and Kouadio Henri KOUASSI, “Characterization of producers and uses of lianas from cocoa-based agrosystems in the South-West of Ivory Coast,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 955–960, October 2024.
