Duminil Jérôme, Icard-Vernière Christèle, Carrière Stéphanie M., Rimlinger A., Nkoudou N., Fumtim J. (2025). Local knowledge : the domestication of tropical fruit trees. In :
Kleiche Dray Mina (ed.), Goumri M. (ed.), Fréour Claire (ed.). Sustainability science : participatory research (volume 4). Marseille : IRD, 72-75. ISBN 978 -2-7099 -3096 -3.
Titre du document
Local knowledge : the domestication of tropical fruit trees
Année de publication
2025
Type de document
Partie d'ouvrage
Auteurs
Duminil Jérôme, Icard-Vernière Christèle, Carrière Stéphanie M., Rimlinger A., Nkoudou N., Fumtim J.
In
Kleiche Dray Mina (ed.), Goumri M. (ed.), Fréour Claire (ed.), Sustainability science : participatory research (volume 4)
Source
Marseille : IRD, 2025,
72-75 ISBN 978 -2-7099 -3096 -3
Fruit trees provide food, drive economies and often hold
significant sociocultural value, factors that have histori-
cally driven the domestication of many species. The evo-
lutionary journey shaped by gathering, eating and trading
habits is largely overlooked. In Cameroon, a country
undergoing a food transition, the Agropolis Foundation's
'Arbopolis' project used a participatory approach that
brought together growers, consumers and researchers to
demonstrate the importance of safou (the fruit of Dacry-
odes edulis) in diet and cultural practices. These findings
will bolster the resilience of local food systems and sup-
port the sustainable management of this species' genetic
resources.
Plan de classement
Sciences du monde végétal [076]
;
Etudes, transformation, conservation du milieu naturel [082]
;
Economie et sociologie rurale [098]
