Factors affecting the adoption of agroforestry practices by farmers in Cameroon |
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Authors: | Guy Blaise Nkamleu Victor M Manyong |
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Institution: | (1) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 2008, Messa-Yaoundé, Cameroon, Africa;(2) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria, Africa |
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Abstract: | This paper presents empirical evidence on the impact of socio-economic factors on the adoption of agroforestry practices in
Cameroon. The analysis uses primary farm-level data collected from June to December 1996. Three major provinces of the country
were covered, namely Centre, Southwest and Northwest Several agroforestry technologies have been promoted among farmers in
the zone, including alley farming, improved fallow, live fencing, cut-and-carry fodder and apiculture. The status of adoption
of each agroforestry practice is described and factors that affect adoption identified. These are gender of farmer, household
family size, level of education, farmer’s experience, membership within farmers’ associations, contact with research and extension,
security of land tenure, agroecological zone, distance of the village from nearest town, village accessibility and income
from livestock. Research findings indicate that since factors affecting farmers’ adoption of agroforestry practices differ
across techniques, generalisation is to be avoided. |
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Keywords: | Agroforestry adoption econometric analysis socio-economic characteristics logit model |
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