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Targeting agricultural research and extension for food security and poverty alleviation: a case study of fish farming in Central Cameroon
dc.creator | Brummett, R.E. | |
dc.creator | Gockowski, J. | |
dc.creator | Poumogne, V. | |
dc.creator | Muir, J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-06T11:55:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-10-06T11:55:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306919211000996 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Food Policy 36(6): 805-814 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0306-9192 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/1174 | |
dc.description.abstract | Over 5 years of participatory on-farm research, market access, profitability, farming systems productivity and economic sustainability were compared on 100 small-scale farms in Central Cameroon. Integration technology based on the use of agricultural by-products as fishpond inputs was the driver for intensification. Over all farms, fishpond productivity increased from 498 kg to 1609 kg fish/ha (2145 kg/ha/yr). During the project period, the number of active fish farmers increased from 15 to 192 (including 55 farms which participated only through information exchange). Over all farms, net returns from aquaculture increased by 5 times over pre-project levels. Productivity, intensity and profitability increased more significantly in periurban areas with good market access, compared to rural areas.Findings indicate that, in areas with little or no access to markets, the number of fishponds and fish farmers can be increased and yields improved, increasing local food supplies, but sustainability in the absence of extension subsidies is questionable. To achieve either of the two principal goals for the sector, food security and/or poverty alleviation, investments need to be made in improving the availability of quality technical assistance to targeted farmers and finding means of reducing social conflict arising from perceived inequalities in the accrual of the benefits of development. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | En | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.source | Food Policy | |
dc.title | Targeting agricultural research and extension for food security and poverty alleviation: a case study of fish farming in Central Cameroon | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Brummett, R.E. et al. (2011). Targeting agricultural research and extension for food security and poverty alleviation: a case study of fish farming in Central Cameroon. Food Policy 36(6): 805-814 | |
dc.description.version | Peer Review | |
cg.coverage.country | Cameroon | |
cg.identifier.worldfish | 2994 | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | agriculture | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | aquaculture | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | farmers | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | fish culture | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | food security | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | research | |
cg.subject.worldfish | fish farming | |
cg.contributor.affiliation | WorldFish | |
cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | |
cg.contributor.affiliation | Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Development | |
cg.contributor.affiliation | University of Stirling | |
cg.identifier.status | Limited access | |
cg.identifier.ISIindexed | ISI indexed | |
cg.contribution.worldfishauthor | Brummett, R.E. | |
cg.description.theme | Sustainable aquaculture | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.07.012 | en_US |
cg.identifier.url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306919211000996 | |
worldfish.location.area | Africa |
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