@article{fdi:010079497,
  title = {{C}ocoa-based agroforestry system dynamics and trends in the {A}kongo subregion of central {C}ameroon},
  author = {{E}ssouma, {F}. {M}. and {M}ichel, {I}. and {M}ala, {W}. {A}. and {L}evang, {P}atrice and {A}mbang, {Z}. and {B}oyogueno, {A}. {D}. {B}. and {M}oisy, {C}. and {N}gono, {F}. and {C}arri{\`e}re, {S}t{\'e}phanie {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}ocoa is a major crop and income source for most farmers and rural households in the {C}entre, {S}outh and {S}outh-{W}est regions of {C}ameroon, where cocoa is generally produced in agroforestry systems. {I}n this country, cocoa-based agroforestry systems ({CBAFS}) are undergoing multiple changes alongside the rapid changes underway in the natural, economic and socio-political conditions. {T}his study-carried out in the {A}kongo subregion in central {C}ameroon-was designed to gain insight into the {CBAFS} trends and dynamics in the light of those multiple changes. {T}his semi-structured socioeconomic survey involved interviews and direct observations at plot, farm, household and village scales. {O}verall, forty cocoa growers from ten villages were interviewed and then fifteen cocoa plots were characterized on the basis of the survey findings. {T}hey revealed that cocoa was the major crop in this study area, with cocoa plantations occupying three quarters of the total farming area. {T}hree types of {CBAFS} were identified, which differed according to their vegetation structure, management practices and age of the plantations. {D}ynamics affecting the structural characteristics and the spatial extension of these systems emerged and were intimately linked to the dynamics of the cocoa farmer population in relation to their context.},
  keywords = {{T}heobroma cacao {L} ; {M}anagement practices ; {V}egetation structure ; {T}ree species ; {T}ypology ; {CAMEROUN} ; {AKONGO} {REGION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}groforestry {S}ystems},
  volume = {95},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {843--854},
  ISSN = {0167-4366},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10457-020-00510-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079497},
}