scholarly journals Sustainability Implications of Stakeholders’ Perspectives in Agroforestry Management in Manyu Division, South West Region Cameroon.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 366-380
Author(s):  
Achu Frida Njiei ◽  
Niying Roger Mbihbiih
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
The South ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
West Region ◽  
South West ◽  
Over Exploitation ◽  
South West Region

Agroforestry which focuses on the domestication and cultivation of Non-Traditional Forest Products (NTFP) has important sustainability implications for both livelihoods. Brundtland Report and subsequent international and regional instruments, sustainable development as epitomized in Agenda 2030 of the United Nations Organisation (UNO) has become the cornerstone of developmentalism. This study seeks to examine the interplay of sustainability from a stakeholders’ perspective. The findings of this qualitative method which was conducted in 11 villages in Manyu Division of the South West Region revealed that there was a plethora of stakeholders involved in the domain of agroforestry in the study area. These stakeholders were composed of state institutions (Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife-MINFOF, Program for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in the South West Region-PSMNR-SWR), international organisations (World Agroforestry Center-ICRAF, the World Wildlife Fund-WWF) and local community based institutions (EFOKHOYU), among others. Agroforestry related programmes implemented by these stakeholders ranged from the creation of training centers, allocation of funds and seedlings to farmers as well as the dissemination of knowledge on land conservation and the development of partnerships among farming communities. The findings revealed that this could be felt at the level of household food security with increased cultivation of species such as Irvingia gabonensis and Irvingia wombulu by nearly 62%. Such high rates of domestication and commercialisation of these species implied that the livelihoods of local farmers were assured without endangering over-exploitation of scarce forest resources. In conclusion, some challenges such as issues related with accessibility, high cost associated with domestication among others complicate the activities of stakeholders in Manyu Division. That notwithstanding, the study recommends that tailor made policy interventions should be deployed to address the challenges raised.

scholarly journals Technical Efficiency Assessment of Dairy Farm in the South-west Region of Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Fariha Farjana ◽  
Afia Khatun
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Percent Level ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
The South ◽  
Average Output ◽  
West Region ◽  
South West ◽  
South West Region

The paper concentrates on the measurement of the total factor productivity of dairy farms in the south-west region of Bangladesh. The study used stochastic frontier approach for analyzing the technical efficiency of the dairy farms. Here, seventy dairy farms are considered as a sample. The data reveals that the number of labor and the quantity of food are statistically significant at a 1 percent level of significance.The data also manifests that numerous farm-specific characteristics, i.e. farm size, farmer’s age, and amount of credit are statistically significant at 1 percent, 10 percent, and 10 percent respectively. The range of technical efficiency for the farms varies from 26 percent (minimum) to 95 percent (maximum) where the mean value is 68 percent for the dairy farms of the south-west region. This implies that an average output of milk production falls 32 percent short of maximum possible level. Hence, there is scope of improvement in this sector. Therefore, to improve the farm productivity government should provide proper training, and medical treatment facilities for the farms so that the animals become healthy. If it is possible to do so then the farm level production frontier will shift upward.

scholarly journals Environmental Adaptability and Rock Dust Concentrations in Lettuce Cultivars

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
L. L. Ferreira ◽  
Carmen Rosa da Silva Curvêlo ◽  
Gileade Costa Leonel Amaral ◽  
Juliana Naves de Campos ◽  
Rodrigo Vieira da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Variance Analysis ◽  
The South ◽  
West Region ◽  
South West ◽  
Experimental Area ◽  
Environmental Adaptability ◽  
South West Region ◽  
Rock Dust

The purpose of this work is to analyze lettuce cultivars different responses to environmental adaptability and rock dust concentrations in agroclimatic conditions in the south-west region of Goiás state. The work was conducted in the county of Mineiros, Goiás. The experimental area soil’s was classified as quartzarenic NEOSOL. In experiment number 1, was used experimental design in random blocks in factorial 5 × 2, corresponding to five rock dust concentrations (0, 100, 200, 300 and 400 kg ha-1), in two lettuce cultivars of Crespa and Americana lettuce. In experiment number 2 was applied experimental design in randomized blocks, which were constituted by 7 lettuce cultivars (Hanson, Simpson S. Preta, Baba de Verão, Maravilha de Inverno, Grandes Lagos, Crespa Palmas, and 4 Estação). The data results were analyzed 45 days after seeds transplant. The results were submitted to variance analysis and Turkey’s regression and test at a 5% probability. The 400 kg ha-1 rock dust dose didn’t have any effects in lettuce cultivars Crespa and Americana, once that, rock dust nutrients mineralization occurs very slowly, not interfering in the lettuce first cycle. 4 Estação cultivar presented good environmental adaptability to Goiás south-west agroclimatic conditions, more specifically in Mineiros, where it is recommended lettuce cultivation in summer-fall.

scholarly journals Characterization and assessment of HBV chronically infected patients: Identification of those eligible for treatment in the South West region of Cameroon

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e0203312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kukwah Anthony Tufon ◽  
Damian Nota Anong ◽  
Henry Dilonga Meriki ◽  
Teuwafeu Denis Georges ◽  
Mouladje Maurice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The South ◽  
West Region ◽  
South West ◽  
South West Region
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