CHARACTERIZATION OF FARMER'S CROPPING SYSTEMS IN THREE DISTRICTS (BONOU, OUINHI, ZAGNANADO) OF BENIN REPUBLIC
Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 0
Abstract
Objective of this study was to understand farmer’s management practices related to water quality and sanitaryissue in order to assess the risks of these practices especially in the Upper Oueme Delta. All the data related tothis investigation were collected by field observations, interviews, surveys of farming households and focusgroups. The surveys were conducted with 387 farmers belongs to three districts of southern Benin (Bonou,Ouinhi, and Zagnanado). Results of study revealed that 97.48%, 57.78%, 76% of farmers respectively of theBonou, Ouinhi, and Zagnanado districts grow food crops. Among these, 2.53%, 42.22% and 24% cultivatecash crops such as cotton and oil palm. According to survey results, soil conservation and tillage practices arewidely practiced. Further, crops rotation and fallow are widely practiced in all studied districts and 84.84% ofthe surveyed farmers use chemical pesticides to maximize crop yields. Among these, only 2.32% farmers usedaqueous extracts of Azaradichta indica leaves for protecting crops against pests. The sources of theenvironmental risk are the type of chemical product on pesticide used, its toxicity, the parallel circuits ofprovisioning of pesticides, and the lack of use of protection clothes for spraying these products. This practiceallowed ground and water pollution and leads to public health matter. A promotion of good practices isessential for a durable exploitation of the natural resources of the Upper Delta of Oueme area.
Authors and Affiliations
LAWANI Rebecca Annick Nireti, KELOME NellyCarine, AGASSOUNON DJIKPO TCHIBOZO Micheline, HOUNKPE Jechonias
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