Local knowledge : the domestication of tropical fruit trees Sustainability science : participatory research (volume 4) /Duminil, Jérôme /Icard-Vernière, Christèle /Carrière, Stéphanie M. Rimlinger, A. Nkoudou, N. Fumtim, J. 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. IRD /Kleiche Dray, Mina (ed.) Goumri, M. (ed.) /Fréour, Claire (ed.) 2025 text https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095749 fdi:010095749 Duminil Jérôme, Icard-Vernière Christèle, Carrière Stéphanie M., Rimlinger A., Nkoudou N., Fumtim J.. 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) IRD, 2025, 72-75 EN CAMEROUN