A5048141736- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- African history and culture studies
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Social Sciences and Governance
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Open Source Software Innovations
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
Vietnam National University of Agriculture
2023
Université d'Agriculture de Kétou
2021
Université d'Abomey-Calavi
2017-2019
In Benin, vegetable production contributes significantly to food security and poverty reduction. However, farming is confronted with declining soil fertility, poor pest disease management, climate change. Agroecological offers a new paradigm of sustainable agri-food systems that counters these challenges. From August December 2015, farmer training videos (FTVs) were sold enable farmers learn about agroecological techniques. October 2022, we interviewed sample 180 in four municipalities where...
Vegetable production plays an important role in nutrition, food security and poverty reduction Benin. However, vegetable is hampered by pests farmers rely on pesticides to control them. Improving farmers' knowledge for the use of sustainable, intensive agricultural practices. This paper assesses learning video changing behaviour towards sustainable agriculture. Drawing mainly mass distribution videos, DVDs entitled 'Improving production' were sold through non-conventional dissemination...
This paper assesses the climate smart agricultural practices triggered by learning videos on integrated striga management, soil fertility and cost benefit evaluation practices. Using household head interviews focus group discussions, this study revealed that farmers have similar perceptions of change related impacts in video-villages non-video-villages. However, farmers’ observation are influenced gender; men perceived more than women. In non-video villages, few respondents adopted crop...
Abstract Farmers’ access to reliable information is crucial improving rural livelihoods, food security, and national economies in West Africa. This paper discusses the dynamics of accessing using agricultural learning videos from commercial channels, vs project non-project channels Benin Mali. Using combinations different models assess effectiveness extension programs, findings showed that farmers were motivated pay for watch them by themselves, without facilitation. Farmers who watched...
Agriculture training videos (ATV) facilitate the wider dissemination of agricultural technologies and encourage farmers to adapt learnings their conditions. However, producing quality video is expensive as well challenging for notable number extension organizations across many Africa countries. This paper compares farmers' willingness pay (WTP) two distinct levels—a cheap, amateurish a costly, professionally produced video. Using stratified random sampling, 91 were selected...
Background: Agricultural insurance has emerged as an effective climate risk management strategy in many African countries, but its adoption is still low Benin. This study seeks to understand farmers¢access and perception of agricultural insurance, while analyzing the factors that affect municipality Ouèssè Methods: Using method snowball sampling, research team collected data from 112 household heads, six major maize-producing villages. With focus group discussions a structured questionnaire,...
Abstract As a result of many environmental and health problems related to the use chemicals, but also due their marginalization on international market, some small producers in Africa; particularly Benin (West Africa) have embarked fair-trade, organic production cashew nuts meet ever-increasing global demand. This research identifies factors determining adoption fair-trade estimates producers’ technical level efficiency central Benin. Two-stage random sampling was used select 160 producers....
Abstract Agricultural advisory, a learning and decision-making approach, is an important part of the agricultural policies in Sub-saharan Africa. This study aims to analyse advisory service provided by comparing organizational framework implementation strategies with realities observed practice. Using simple random sampling method, 6 groups 30 farmers from different villages advisers were selected south Benin, “Atlantique” department. Data collected through focus group discussion...
La promotion des pratiques agro-écologiques est devenue l’une options favorables pouvant contribuer durablement à la gestion sols et préservation écosystèmes pour sécurité alimentaire nutritionnelle dans le contexte actuel changements climatiques. Cette étude vise analyser perception préférence producteurs sur les agroécologiques innovantes promues cadre du « projet d’appui Transition Agro-écologique Zones Cotonnières Bénin (TAZCO) ». Pour faciliter l’adoption de telles technologies par...
Cette recherche compare les effets environnementaux, sociaux et économiques liés aux modes de production coton conventionnel biologique en utilisant la méthode d’analyse multicritère. Les données ayant servi à l’étude ont été collectées au sein d’un échantillon 93 producteurs dont 34 59 biologique. L’analyse ces deux sur le plan environnemental, social économique montre que reste meilleur mode pour une agriculture durable. fertilisants produits phytosanitaires utilisés, constituent...
This study analyzed the sustainable changes induced by "Banikoara Millennium Village Project" on rural poverty reduction. Using purposive sampling method, 126 household heads were selected from three project beneficiary villages and one non- village. Data was collected through focus group discussions a structured questionnaire which processed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that nearly 78% of respondents have adopted improved technologies soil fertility, yields increased 1.2...
To address the complex challenges affecting parboiled rice value chain in Benin, an innovation platform (IP) was participatory implemented municipality of Malanville Benin. This study analysed institutional and organisational arrangements that arise from establishment this platform. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) semi-structured structured interviews were carried out at stakeholder level. Quantitative data collected through questionnaires 200 women farmers, selected a stratified random...
Au Bénin, l'étuvage traditionnel est encore largement pratiqué par les transformateurs de riz, ce qui impacte négativement la qualité du riz. A travers mise en place d’une plateforme d’innovation dans commune Malanville, une nouvelle technologie d’étuvage a été introduite pour améliorer le rendement à l'usinage et riz local. Cette étude analysé déterminants changement des pratiques au niveau plateforme. Des entretiens semi-structurés structurés ont réalisés avec 200 femmes transformatrices...