New subdivision of cotton production area of Côte d’Ivoire based on the infestation of main arthropod pests

In Côte d’Ivoire, agriculture is mostly rain-fed. As a result, changes and variations of climate have considerable impacts on crops production including cotton production. This paper focuses on analyzing the effects of rainfall variations on the cropping season (useful rain season) of cotton in cotton production area of Côte d’Ivoire. A set of stationarity tests was applied to the Nicholson index using rainfall data of the period 1950-2000. Then, from a frequency analyses, the variability of rainfall and characteristic parameters of the cropping season was evaluated in terms of risks. The result shows a general downward trend of rainfall in the cotton growing area with years of breaks between 1964 and 1975. Moreover, spatial evolution of the cropping season parameters is a function of latitude. After the years of breaks, the beginning and the end of the cotton cropping season, which became respectively later and earlier, indicated that the length of useful rain season became shorter. The deficits of seasonal rainfall accumulations vary up to 60%. It is therefore necessary to update the crop calendar by taking into account variability of parameters of the useful rain season.

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Distribution of anthracnose disease in orchards in the mango production area in northern regions of Cote d'Ivoire

International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research ◽

10.14299/ijser.2021.08.05 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (08) ◽

pp. 440-457

Author(s):

BROU Kouassi Guy ◽

DOUMBIA Mohamed ◽

Doga Dabé ◽

KOUASSI Koffi II Nazaire

Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Anthracnose Disease ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Northern Regions ◽

Production Area

Anthracnose disease is one of the main major biotic constraints to the marketing of mango in Côte d'Ivoire. The objective of this work is to report on the distribution of mango anthracnose disease in the mango production basin in northern Côte d'Ivoire. This study focused on 740 mango trees spread over 20 orchards, consisting mainly of the Kent variety. These orchards are located in three (3) study locations, namely the Bagoué, Tchologo and Poro regions. The study consisted of evaluating the incidence and severity of anthracnose in leaf, fruit and branch organs of 740 mango trees in 20 orchards in the three study regions.

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CHEMICAL SOIL FERTILITY DIAGNOSIS FOR COTTON CROPPING IN NORTHERN COTE D'IVOIRE

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i8.2021.4130 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 27-34

Author(s):

L. B. Diomandé ◽

G. R. Soro ◽

S. Soro ◽

Et Yao Kouamé A.

Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Cotton Production ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

The North ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Cotton Belt

The work was conducted in the north of Cote d’Ivoire, central pivot cotton production savannah area, to make the diagnosis of soil fertility for cotton cropping. Cotton cropping, the mainstay of the savannah's economy, suffered from low productivity in relation to the soils chemical properties. Prior cultivation, soils samples were collected at a depth of 0 to 30 cm, collecting 32 simple samples to generate a complete sample. The samples were sent to the soil laboratory to measure the pH unities, CEC, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, zinc, copper and manganese contents. In order to facilitate the interpretation of analysis results, the nutrients critical level recommended for optimum production of cotton were used. Results showed that soils had pH ranging from 4.4 to 6.4. On the other hand, the need to add nitrogen, magnesium and phosphorus to the soils and to augment the low carbon, calcium and potassium content. There is the need to search for fertilizer formulations with nitrogen, magnesium phosphorus and calcium for the Cote d'Ivoire cotton belt.

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Production Et Consommation Du Tchapalo À Abidjan : Typologie Des Brasseuses Et Des Consommateurs

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2017.v13n1p148 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 148

Author(s):

Aka Solange ◽

Dje Koffi Marcellin ◽

Aka Solange ◽

Fokou Gilbert ◽

Doumbia Mohamed ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Group ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Significant Source ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Professional Groups ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Therapeutic Principles ◽

Production Area

The tchapalo, traditional Ivorian beer, formerly produced in northern Côte d'Ivoire, has overflowed the geographical limits of its production. Its consumption is becoming more momentum in Abidjan. For a better knowledge of actors and a valorization of this beverage, this work was conducted through a survey of 385 brewers and 77 tchapalo consumers selected in 3 areas of Abidjan. Results showed that tchapalo is produced exclusively by Burkinabe women (45.5%) and the Ivorian women came from northern part of Côte d'Ivoire (53.2%), mainly women of the Lobi ethnic group (90.2%). Tchapalo production was a significant source of income for these women. The biggest consumers of tchapalo came from the Akan ethnic group which represented 52.5% of respondents. Because of its financial accessibility (300 CFA francs per liter), tchapalo is consumed by all socio-economic and professional groups, particularly foremen (41%) and laborers (31.7%). Consumers who found therapeutic principles to the tchapalo represented 54.3% of respondents. Furthermore, over 95% of respondents preferred to consume into tchapalo production area to meet friends and also to maintain fraternity links with brewers. However, 25.7% of consumers chose to consume in a specific tchapalo production area for the taste of the beverage and 25.5% due to welcome that their reserves the producer. Favorite consumption moments were afternoons and evenings.

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Evaluation of the Influence of Agricultural Price Policy on Cotton Production in Côte‐d'Ivoire

Agricultural Economics ◽

10.1111/j.1574-0862.1989.tb00071.x ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 69-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kama Berte ◽

Francis M. Epplin

Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Price Policy ◽

Cotton Production ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Agricultural Price

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Evaluation of Rainfall and Temperature Conditions for a Perennial Crop in Tropical Wetland: A Case Study of Cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire

Advances in Meteorology ◽

10.1155/2019/9405939 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Fidèle Yoroba ◽

Benjamin K. Kouassi ◽

Adama Diawara ◽

Louis A. M. Yapo ◽

Kouakou Kouadio ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Climate Impact ◽

Perennial Crop ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Temperature Conditions ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Cocoa Production ◽

Production Area ◽

Using Data

The rainfall and temperature conditions are evaluated for the first time during the 1989–2006 period, in six main cocoa production areas (Abengourou, Agboville, Daloa, Dimbokro, Guiglo, and Soubre) of Côte d’Ivoire using data from SODEXAM (ground-based observation) and the ex-CAISTAB. Statistical analysis shows an important sensitivity of cocoa production to rainfall conditions in all regions. It is worth noting that only the major rainy season from April to July and the rainfall amount of the little dry season from August to September affect the cocoa production for an 80% confidence level. This influence varies from one cacao production area to another. Moreover, the effects related to temperature on the cocoa yield seem to represent a smaller contribution of climate impact than those related to precipitation during the studied period. The temperature change remains in the acceptable range of values, between 25°C and 29°C, which is a favorable condition for cocoa growing. These findings are obtained despite the significant contributions from nonclimatic factors, to year-to-year variability in cocoa production.

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