Le vin de palme, aliment et source de revenu pour les populations rurales en Côte d'Ivoire | Palm Wine: dietary component and source of income for the rural population of the Ivory Coast

Abstract

In the Ivory Coast, palm wine is the preferred beverage of the rural population. It is extracted from various species of palm tree. Palm wine is part of the staple diet of the population. Although seen as a marginal activity, the sale of palm wine provides significant income for its producers.

Importance socioéconomique des parcs agroforestiers à <i>Elaeis guineensis</i> Jacq. dans la région de Cacheu (Guinée-Bissau)

“…Toutes les vitamines B aident l'organisme à transformer les aliments (glucides) en carburant (glucose), qui sert à produire de l'énergie. En plus de produire de l'énergie pour le corps, la riboflavine agit comme un antioxydant, combattant les particules nocives dans le corps appelées radicaux libres pouvant endommager les cellules et l'ADN et contribuer au processus de vieillissement (Girardin et al, 2002). Le vin de palme présente de nombreux avantages pour la santé, en particulier lorsqu'il est consommé frais et non fermenté.…”

Performance and design optimisation of an apparatus for distilling palm wine (Elaeis guineensis) by controlling thermal operations

“…The distilled product from fermented wine extracted from the oil palm-tree Elaeis guineensis, a hard liquor, is known by many names in West Africa, for example, akpeteshie in Ghana, matango in Cameroon, and ogogoro in Nigeria, plays a central role in traditional West African society (Béhi et al 2002, 8, Ukhun et al 2005: 4, AmoaAwua et al 2006. Prepared for the first time in Benin by brothers Gbèhalaton and Bonou Kiti Sodabi in Sedje Houègoudo village, a former subdivision of Allada and currently belonging to the municipality of Zê (Aionou 1993, 120, Ade et al 2010, sodabi (its Beninese designation) is defined by Nago et al (1994, 59) as a 'water of life' originally obtained by distilling fermented palm wine.…”