Farmers' knowledge and Practices of Soil Conservation Techniques in Smallholder Farming Systems of Northern Kabare, East of D.R. Congo

Chuma, Géant Basimine; Mondo, Jean M.; Ndeko, Adrien Byamungu; Bagula, Espoir Mukengere; Lucungu, Prince Baraka; Bora, Safina Francine; Karume, Katcho; Mushagalusa, Gustave Nachigera; Schmitz, Serge; Bielders, Charles

doi:10.1016/j.envc.2022.100516

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“…In Africa, agricultural activities involved men and women differently (Palacios‐Lopez et al, 2017). Men often dominate agricultural activities in Africa due to their status as household heads, landowners, and ultimate decision makers in resource use (Chuma et al, 2022; Kasoma et al, 2021). From another perspective, women are active in agricultural activities in Africa as in DRC where more than half of the farmers were women.…”

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Managing fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Experience from smallholder farmers in central and western Africa

Cokola,

Van Den Bussche,

Noël

et al. 2023

Food and Energy Security

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The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is currently an important pest of maize crops worldwide not only because of its dispersal ability but also because of its polyphagous feeding behaviour. Lack of sufficient information on the management of the fall armyworm attacks remains a crucial problem for maize smallholder farmers in Africa. In this study, 420 farmers were surveyed in central and west Africa using individual interviews to assess farmers' knowledges and perceptions of the fall armyworm damages and the management practices used. Most farmers (99.4%) were shown to recognize the fall armyworm and 92.5% claimed to already have damages in their fields. The fall armyworm seems not to be a new pest as most farmers identified it in different countries from 2015 to 2019. Apart from maize as the preferred crop of S. frugiperda, several alternative host plants including Napier grass, sorghum, onion, and cabbage were identified by the farmers. Although cultural and mechanical control methods are used by several farmers, the synthetic pesticide market is still preferred by almost half of the farmers (44.28%) who still use them. To control fall armyworm, 96.4% in Burkina Faso, 85.3% in Gabon, 65.2% in Benin and 25% in DR Congo reported using insecticides, against 5.9% in Senegal. Semiochemical‐based method and biological control by promoting natural enemies of the fall armyworm are new concepts for farmers in DR Congo, Gabon and Benin. To avoid additional problems regarding health and resilience of agricultural systems, alternative methods such as push–pull approach, the development of biopesticides and resistant cultivars should form the basis of training given to farmers and should be popularized for sustainable control of the fall armyworm in central and west Africa.

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Managing fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Experience from smallholder farmers in central and western Africa

Cokola,

Van Den Bussche,

Noël

et al. 2023

Food and Energy Security

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“…Therefore, knowing how male and female farmers perceive these impacts and what determines their adaptation strategy (Slegers 2008;Bryan et al 2009;Mertz et al 2009;Weber 2010;Zampaligré et al 2014;Chakraborty et al 2019;Lee et al 2019;Buylova et al 2020;. ) can allow us to provide farmers with new opportunities for more targeted all farmersresponsive adaptation policies (Amani et al 2022;Karume et al 2022) and to design interventions that are more appropriate for the local context Chuma et al 2022;Karume et al 2022).…”

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Farmers Perceptions of Climate Change Issues in Tetritskaro Municipality, Georgia

Elizbarashvili,

Kvirkvelia,

Chikhradze

et al. 2024

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Agriculture is the traditional and leading field of economy of Tetritskaro Municipality, but faces the challenge of changing climate. The study investigates male and female farmers’ perception of climate change issues in Tetritskaro, their main source of information, adaptation measures choosen and their needs. Climate change data available in Tetritskaro focused on characteristic extreme weather events coupled with face-to-face interviews from 254 farmers (male - 53%, female - 47%) was analyzed. The study revealed that men and women have more or less similar perceptions of climate change issues. For male farmers, the main source of information on climate, seasonal prediction and weather forecast is conversations with fellow farmers, and for female farmers it is indigenous knowledge of the local environment. Male and female farmers, have adapted to the changes in climate similarly applying measures such as pesticides, fertilizer and irrigation, early sowing, and earlier harvest, while the exchange of information between fellow farmers, use of various hail protection products and crop diversification techniques is more frequent among male farmers. Farmers expressed the need for low interest loans to purchase agricultural products, equipment and restore/create windbreak zones. Most of the male farmers indicate the need for introduction new technologies, while female farmers are more in need of information and training in agricultural activities. The study shows the need for development of climate change adaptation policies and interventions in Tetritskaro. Obtained results can be used not only in other agricultural regions of Georgia, but in other countries with the same problems.

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“…In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), gully erosion is considered as an important source of land degradation in both urban and rural areas (Imwangana, 2014;Chuma et al, 2021a). Today, the majority of the country's population is affected by rapid soil degradation problems that have undermined agricultural productivity and acreage covered by agriculture by washing nutrients from topsoil in rural areas (Heri-Kazi and Bielders, 2021;Chuma et al, 2022). Although advanced soil erosion assessment models are in development, they have not been tested in data-scarce regions such as eastern DRC, and more specifically in South-Kivu province, to assess their effectiveness and the choice of an effective algorithm for refined recommendations to decision-makers.…”

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“…Soil erosion by water is one of the most land resources' constraints in Walungu, Kabare, and Kalehe territories. For decades, the water erosion process seems to have accentuated (Heri-Kazi, 2020;Chuma et al, 2021aChuma et al, , 2022. These territories are being seriously affected by soil erosion through gullies, rills, and shifting agriculture aggravation (Heri-Kazi, 2020).…”

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“…One of the decisions was to manage the land degradation process at the watershed scale to emphasize management and decision-making. Soil water management has been studied at a watershed scale in several case studies (Chuma, 2019;Heri-Kazi, 2020;Chuma et al, 2021aChuma et al, , 2021bChuma et al, , 2022 in South-Kivu; only a few focused on the gullying process (Chuma et al, 2021a(Chuma et al, , 2021b. For the Luzinzi watershed, the gully erosion process has been studied by Chuma et al (2021a) by characterizing and determining driving factors.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Gully erosion susceptibility mapping using four machine learning methods in Luzinzi watershed, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

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Mugumaarhahama²,

Jean³

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Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C

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Farmers' knowledge and Practices of Soil Conservation Techniques in Smallholder Farming Systems of Northern Kabare, East of D.R. Congo

Cited by 17 publications

References 35 publications

Managing fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Experience from smallholder farmers in central and western Africa

Managing fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Experience from smallholder farmers in central and western Africa

Farmers Perceptions of Climate Change Issues in Tetritskaro Municipality, Georgia

Gully erosion susceptibility mapping using four machine learning methods in Luzinzi watershed, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

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