Food Security and Environmental Implications of Urban Wetlands Utilisation as Vegetable Gardens: The Case of Bamenda Municipality Cameroon

Asongwe, Godswill Azinwie; Yerima, Bernard Palmer Kfuban; Tening, Aaron Suh; Mbomi, Elizabeth

doi:10.9734/jaeri/2017/35496

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“…They consequently start harvesting in June indicating a crop cycle of 4 months. The crop is produced mostly for sale and this shows that consumption of this vegetables is not always usual among this population 8,22 . They are more interested in stable food (starchy food: cereals and tubers) which in most cases is accompanied by green leafy vegetable such as huckleberry 8 .…”

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“…However, the use of pesticides is minimized but the awareness about registered pesticides remains very poor and can be justified by the confidence given to supplier who at time advises on use instructions. The frequency of treatments or the total treatment remains satisfactory in the sense that the ethylene-bisdithiocarbamates (EBDC) used are moderately toxic and can degrade quickly within two weeks before harvesting 8 . However, the pre-harvesting period remains unclear according to farmer's opinions.…”

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“…Carrots are consumed in different ways; they can be eaten raw or cooked. In the agricultural sector, they are important in the supply of raw materials to the agro-based industries, employment for people and generation of foreign exchange among others 8 .…”

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Agrochemicals use on carrot (Daucus carota) cultivation and its phytochemicals content at Kedjom-Ketinguh, North-West, Cameroon

2019

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Nationwide surveys conducted on pesticide application in Cameroon raised growing concern of the exposure of applicators. The aim of this study was to investigate the agricultural practices in carrot cultivation, phytochemical composition of carrot and the various exposures of farmers associated with the use of agrochemicals in the cultivation of carrot in Kedjom-Ketinguh, Tubah Sub-Division (North-West Region, Cameroon). A questionnaire was randomly administered to 100 carrot cultivation farmers for a period of twelve months. Laboratory analysis was done to determine the content of carrot with flavonoids, total carbohydrates and phenolic acid using spectrophotometric technics. The results obtained indicate that: 95% of the farmers use chemical fertilizers and organic manure (cow dung and fowls drops); 34% of farmers use fungicide such as pencozeb, mancozeb and plantineb, which are bought in local market or from individuals and stored in rooms in the house; the planting is done in March at 50%, some minor health hazards associated with the use of agrochemicals were observed; the concentration of carbohydrates, flavonoids and phenols varies from the control to treated samples. The carrot produced in Kedjom-Ketinguh may be considered safe for consumption looking at the pesticide use and the quality is improved with the use of organic fertilizers.

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Agrochemicals use on carrot (Daucus carota) cultivation and its phytochemicals content at Kedjom-Ketinguh, North-West, Cameroon

2019

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“…In Cameroon context, researches on heavy metal toxicity and availability to crops have been limited around few city centers contaminated by factory effluents (Asaah et al, 2006) and wetlands that are used for vegetable production (Asongwe et al, 2016(Asongwe et al, , 2017. There has been a mounting worry about food quality and safety of the agricultural products obtained from such contaminated sites.…”

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Pursuing development on the Eastern Flank of Mt Cameroon: Implications on its heavy metal status, environmental quality and human security

Yvette¹,

Godswill²,

Mbene³

et al. 2022

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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In order to maintain environmental quality and ensures food security, this study evaluated baseline heavy metal contents in agricultural fields in the Eastern Flank of Mt Cameroon. It specifically (a) determined the physicochemical properties of soils and the heavy metal concentrations; (b) produce geochemical maps for the heavy metals; (c) determined the major factors controlling the distributions of the metals. Twenty composite soil samples were collected and analyzed for their cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) using the atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Soil texture, pH, and organic matter contents were also assessed. Geochemical maps were produced using the krigging. The concentrations of the metals did not exceed the guideline values for agricultural land but higher concentrations of Cd and Pb were obtained in soils where human activities are denser. From geochemical mapping, noticeable hot-spots of heavy metals were marked at the central (for Mn) and eastern (for Cu) sides. Pearson's correlation coefficient showed a significant (p<0.05) negative relationship between clay and Cd (r=-0.47) and a non-significant (p>0.05) negative relationship between clay and Pb (r=-0.17. Four principal factors were extracted in the study, explaining 79.86% of the total variance. Most heavy metals concentrations did not exceed threshold values, but there is concern of environmental quality and human security due to continuous anthropogenic inputs. There is the need for proper monitoring of waste disposal and agrochemicals use.

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“…Vegetable farming thus proves to be one of the drivers of especially pro-poor growth in the country and beyond. As such, the success of Cameroon's micro-scale vegetable farming is not only important for the producer and the nation but has significant impact on access to food for the population of the Central African sub region as a whole [2]. This justifies why the government of Cameroon and her development partners have recently made efforts towards the support and development of micro-scale vegetable farming across the country.…”

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Cropping Sequence in Micro-Scale Vegetable Gardens in the Northwest Region of Cameroon

Shu¹,

N²,

Molua³

2018

AJRD

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Micro-scale agriculture plays a key role in Cameroon's economy. However, poor farm planning and suboptimal sequencing of farm operations among other factors tend to frustrate farmers, resulting to mismanagement of the often meager resources at their disposal. This study sought to find out an annual cropping pattern or sequence for vegetable farmers that maximizes annual returns and enhances the optimal allocation and utilization of farm resources amidst weather risks and climate variability. With the case of the Northwest Region of Cameroon, this study made use of primary data collected with the help of a questionnaire administered to randomly sampled vegetable farmers from 6 preselected farm communities. Dynamic programming techniques were applied to estimate a recursive farm model. This study identified three cropping seasons per year, the cultivation of five main classes of vegetables and over 15 species in the study area. The findings of this work further specified that vegetable farming was most profitable during the drier periods of the year. Farmers were advised to priorities the cultivation of the fruit vegetables during the first and third cropping seasons while the leafy vegetables were advised to be prioritized during the second cropping season (fruit-leafy-fruit vegetable cropping sequence). The findings of this work justified that adjusting cropping patterns as recommended, without a necessary increase in resource use, a farmer can make an annual profit of 5155307 FCFA, which is significantly higher than the average profit of 4298909.667 FCFA realized from cultivating of all the five vegetable enterprise combinations in the study area.

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Food Security and Environmental Implications of Urban Wetlands Utilisation as Vegetable Gardens: The Case of Bamenda Municipality Cameroon

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Agrochemicals use on carrot (Daucus carota) cultivation and its phytochemicals content at Kedjom-Ketinguh, North-West, Cameroon

Agrochemicals use on carrot (Daucus carota) cultivation and its phytochemicals content at Kedjom-Ketinguh, North-West, Cameroon

Pursuing development on the Eastern Flank of Mt Cameroon: Implications on its heavy metal status, environmental quality and human security

Cropping Sequence in Micro-Scale Vegetable Gardens in the Northwest Region of Cameroon

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