Biodiversité et biomasse pyrophyte au Togo

Atakpama, Wouyo; Amegnaglo, Kossi Béssan; Afelu, Bareremna; Folega, Fousséni; Batawila, Komlan; Akpagana, Koffi

doi:10.4000/vertigo.27000

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“…As a feature of the area, the KCF is dominated by Soudano-Zambezian species. This is comparabl e to several studies in Ecological Zone 1 [42,45,58]. The transitional species were the most abundant in the sacred groves of Savannahs Region and the classified forest of Doungh Pit [20,27].…”

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Dynamic and Floristic Structure of Kouampante Community Forest (Savannahs’ Region, Togo)

EHLUI

2024

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Community forests are being promoted in Togo as an alternative to the degradation of protected areas and as a means of restoring forest landscapes. The present study is carried out within Kouampante Community Forest (KCF) in Ogaro (Togo, West Africa). It intends to contribute to the sustainable management of KCF. Specially, it aims at: (i) mapping forest ecosystems and analysing their dynamic and (ii) characterising the floristic diversity of the KCF. Forest ecosytems are mapped and their dynamic evaluated based on Google Earth images of 2010 and 2020. The floristic and silvicultural analyses are based on inventories carried out in 13 plots of 1,000 m² each. The KCF is made up mainly by tree/shrub savannahs (58.73%) and croplands/fallow (41.27%) in 2010. These two land use types have undergone changes over the period. In 2020, the KCF had two land use types: tree/shrub savannahs (84.30%) and croplands/fallows (15.70%). The flora census consisted of 59 species grouped in 6 families. The most important plant species are Detarium microcarpum and Vitellaria paradoxa. The Fabaceae were the most abundant and diversified families, followed by the Combretaceae. The demographic structure showed a high abundance of individuals with small diameter and height. This indicates the possibility of a rapid restoration of the native vegetation. Protecting the forest from anthropogenic threats could be crucial for achieving the desired objective.

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Dynamic and Floristic Structure of Kouampante Community Forest (Savannahs’ Region, Togo)

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2024

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“…The average annual profit of beekeepers harvesting only honey is 766,601.2 FCFA and that of those harvesting honey and wax is 829,029.76 FCFA for an average number of 33 hives. These benefits remain far below the work of Ahouandjinou et al [15] carried out in Benin and the work of Atakpama et al [16] carried out in the community forest. This difference could be related to a difference in the selling price of hive products, the number of hives, the average production quantity of a hive and the types of market.…”

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confidence: 71%

Socio-Economic Importance of Beekeeping in the Togo Plateau Region

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Adoukonou²,

Komlanvi³

et al. 2022

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Beekeeping is an agricultural activity that was more or less developed and practiced in different ways in the different regions of Togo. In recent years, in certain regions of the country, such as the plateau region, we have noticed a special consideration of the populations for beekeeping, which they practice as a subsistence activity. It is with the aim of seeing if a beekeeper can live exclusively from this activity that the study was carried out. This work has to evaluate the economic contribution of the beekeeping activity in the life of the producers of the region of the plateaus of Togo. To achieve this objective, socio-economic surveys were carried out on the basis of a semi-structured questionnaire via individual interviews. The questionnaire took into account: the profile of the beekeeper, annual investments, number and type of hive used, harvested products, the quantity obtained per hive and per year, selling price. The results obtained on the sale of honey and wax, showed that the beekeeping activity would be economically profitable. For the evaluation of profitability, the cost/revenue method was used. Production costs relate to materials and various expenses incurred. Gross receipts were estimated from cash flows from the sale of hive products. After investigation of the turnover, the profits are calculated by difference between income and expenditure for each product harvested for the year 2019. In short, the activity allows an average annual profit of 766.600 FCFA for beekeepers harvesting only honey and 829.000 FCFA for those harvesting both honey and beeswax, for an average number of 33 hives per producer. This study has shown that a serious beekeeper who is well organized and has at least thirty hives can normally make a good living from this beekeeping activity.

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“…The dominance of Combretaceae followed by Poaceae and Fabaceae characterizes the flora of Nakpadjouak community forest. This tendency points to generally dry climatic conditions in this area [13], [30], [31]. The prevalence of these families is also documented in numerous studies of the region.…”

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Mapping and Floristic Diversity of the Nakpadjouak Community Forest, Tami Canton, Togo (West Africa)

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2024

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Since 2015, community forests have been promoted in Togo as an alternative to protected areas degradation and as a means of contributing to forest landscape restoration. The study focuses on the Nakpadjouak Community Forest (NCF) in Tami (Togo, West Africa) which contributes to community forests sustainable management. It aims in (i) mapping forest ecosystems and analysing their dynamic and (ii) characterizing the floristic diversity of the NCF. The ecosystems were mapped and their dynamic evaluated based on Google Earth images of 2014 and 2020. Floristic and forestry inventories were carried out using the transect technique in a sample of 20 plots of 50 m x 20 m. The NCF was made up mainly by wooded/shrub savannahs (95.37%) and croplands/fallow (4.63%) in 2014. These two land use types undergone changes over the 6 years prior to 2020. By 2020, the NCF had 3 land use types: wooded/shrub savannahs (77.59%), open forest/wooded savannahs (22.23%), and croplands/fallows (0.18%). A total of 89 plant species belonging to 70 genera and 28 families were recorded within the NCF. The dominant species are: Hetopogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. and Combretum collinum Fresen. followed by Pteleopsis suberosa Engl. & Diels, Annona senegalensis Pers. The most common species are: Lannea acida A.Rich. s.l., A. senegalensis, Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertner subsp. paradoxa, C. collinum and Acacia dudgeonii Craib ex Holland. Due to its small area of just 40 hectares and its diverse plant life, this community forest of Savannahs Region is a significant biodiversity hotspot and warrants conservation efforts.

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Biodiversité et biomasse pyrophyte au Togo

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Dynamic and Floristic Structure of Kouampante Community Forest (Savannahs’ Region, Togo)

Dynamic and Floristic Structure of Kouampante Community Forest (Savannahs’ Region, Togo)

Socio-Economic Importance of Beekeeping in the Togo Plateau Region

Mapping and Floristic Diversity of the Nakpadjouak Community Forest, Tami Canton, Togo (West Africa)

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