Perceptions of Climate Variability and Pest–Disease Incidence on Crops and Adaptive Forest–Agricultural Practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7739852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Armand Mala (0000-0002-2240-3746, Université de Yaoundé I), C J Geldenhuys (0000-0003-3593-5247, Stellenbosch University), Ravi Prabhu (0000-0002-6961-3142, World Agroforestry Centre) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-67 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Agriculture Food and Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-9553 • E-ISSN: 2153-9561 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2153-9561.2012.01064.x |
| OpenAlex | W2167341925 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
The article examines the influence of local perceptions of climate variability and pest–disease incidence on crops and its management and on adaptive forest–agricultural practices. The study was conducted in the humid forest of S outhern C ameroon along a resource use intensification and population gradient using a semi‐structured questionnaire administrated to farmers. The results showed that the level of severity of crops–pests incidence was perceived as high, with an increase over the past 15 years. A high incidence of pests–diseases was perceived on yield/income of cocoa, cassava, and groundnuts. The results indicated that each crop has its management practices of pests–diseases both at the crop and land use level. The farmers respond positively to their perception of climate variability by anticipating cropping practices, by harvesting earlier or later, and by adapting strategies of pests–diseases with crops and land use practices that affect the sustainability of forest–agriculture
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Agronomy · Biology · Crop · Cropping · Environmental health · Geography · Integrated pest management · PEST analysis · Population · Sustainability · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agricultural risk and resilience · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Medicine · Ecology · Forestry
| Highly cited | No |
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