Appraisal of Potato Production Practices in the Adamawa and West regions of Cameroon. Baseline Survey Report

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.donorDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeiten
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CM
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.creator.identifierDieudonné Harahagazwe: 0000-0002-1337-1041en
cg.creator.identifierMonica L. Parker: 0000-0001-8616-8565en
cg.creator.identifierVictorine Yaya: 0000-0002-2256-7353en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4160/9789290606123en
cg.isbn978-92-9060-612-3en
cg.subject.cipBIGDATAen
cg.subject.cipPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.cipPOTATOESen
dc.contributor.authorAdamu, I.en
dc.contributor.authorHarahagazwe, D.en
dc.contributor.authorFornkwa, V.en
dc.contributor.authorApan, A.en
dc.contributor.authorTiozang, E.en
dc.contributor.authorParker, M.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-15T03:06:21Zen
dc.date.available2021-10-15T03:06:21Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/115435
dc.titleAppraisal of Potato Production Practices in the Adamawa and West regions of Cameroon. Baseline Survey Reporten
dcterms.abstractWe conducted a baseline survey to appraise the current potato practices and farming systems in the Adamawa and West regions of Cameroon where a GIZ-funded project (ONE WORLD – No Hunger, or SEWOH) titled "Green Innovation Centers for the Agricultural and Food Sector" (ProCISA) is being implemented. We employed a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to gather and analyze data/information. This study focused on potato farmers that have been into potato production for at least two years. We developed a structured questionnaire which was administered to small- and medium-sized potato growers based on a literature review and consultation with key stakeholders. The questionnaire was pretested through ten in-depth interviews with selected farmers in the Adamawa and West regions. Local enumerators were recruited in each region and trained to administer the questionnaire in the field. In total, 341 questionnaires were completed (141 in Adamawa and 200 in the West region) in 133 villages (35 in Adamawa and 98 in the West region) using a modified systematic random sampling technique to ensure even representation. The collected data was then coded and analyzed. Farmers in both regions cultivate an area typically not more than 1 hectare (ha), but in Adamawa, farmers grow only one round of potatoes, while in the West they cultivate two in a year (i.e., during the rainy season from March to October). Top challenges to farmers in our survey area include low access to quality seed, poor management and agronomic practices, and limited access to credit, fertilizers and pesticides. In Adamawa, just over half of the farmers (51%) reported having received no agricultural training in the past, compared to just 43% in the West region. Thus, interest in and willingness to participate in future trainings are high.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audienceExtensionen
dcterms.available2021-09en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAdamu I., Harahagazwe D., Fornkwa V., Apan A., Tiozang E., Parker M. (2021). Appraisal of Potato Production Practices in the Adamawa and West regions of Cameroon. Baseline Survey Report, Peru: International Potato Center.en
dcterms.extent45 p.en
dcterms.issued2021-09en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Potato Centeren
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectsurveysen
dcterms.subjectdata collectionen
dcterms.typeReport

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