Les marchés jouent un grand rôle dans la valorisation et le l'entretien de la diversité des variétés de culture dans la chaîne de production et de consommation. La connaissance sur la distribution des préférences variétales de cette chaîne d’acteurs [...]
This study analyzed the morphological characteristics and agronomic potentials of yam varieties (Dioscorea spp.) collected through the Guinea Sudan transition zone of Benin. Dioscorea cayenensis - D. rotundata were characterized as wingless; some var [...]
ZANNOU A. [1], STRUIK P. C. [2], RICHARDS P. [3], ZOUNDJIHEKPON JEANNE [4],
Dans un contexte de gestion d’’interaction génotype x environnement, l'objectif était de déterminer les caractéristiques agronomiques et morphologiques couramment utilisées par les paysans pour évaluer les variétés de niébé. Le dispositif a été un bl [...]
ZANNOU A. [1], STRUIK P. C. [2], RICHARDS P. [3], TOSSOU R. C. [4], ZOUNDJIHEKPON JEANNE [5],
This paper analyses the organization of the rice seed sector in Guinea with the overall objectives to assess how organizational settings affect seed supply to small-scale farmers and to suggest institutional changes that would favour seed service a [...]
OKRY FLORENT KOWOUAN [1], VAN MELE PAUL [2], NUIJTEN EDWIN [3], STRUIK P. C. [4], MONGBO ROCH LAMBERT [5],
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important food and cash crop in the Guinea-Sudan zone of Benin. The genetic diversity of about 70 cultivars of Dioscorea cayenensis / Dioscorea rotundata (Guinea yam) and about 20 cultivars of [...]
ZANNOU A. S. AFIO [1], AGBICODO E. [2], ZOUNDJIHEKPON JEANNE [3], STRUIK P. C. [4], AHANCHEDE ADAM [5], KOSSOU KODJO DANSOU [6], SANNI AMBALIOU [7],
The maintenance and utilization of crop genetic diversity is important to ensure food security. The relative importance of yam and cowpea varieties and the influence of the socio-cultural and local economy context on the diversity maintained were ana [...]
ZANNOU A. S. AFIO [1], AHANCHEDE ADAM [2], STRUIK P. C. [3], RICHARDS P. [4], ZOUNDJIHEKPON JEANNE [5], TOSSOU R. [6], VODOUHE DAVO SIMPLICE [7],
Yam and cowpea are important elements in the food culture of local communities in the Transitional Guinea-Sudan Zone of Benin. Yam and cowpea serve to satisfy vital needs in households and in communities, but also play an essential role in the ritual [...]
ZANNOU A. S. AFIO [1], TOSSOU COCOU RIGOBERT [2], VODOUHE DAVO SIMPLICE [3], RICHARDS P. [4], STRUIK P. C. [5], ZOUNDJIHEKPON JEANNE [6], AHANCHEDE ADAM [7], AGBO AKPADJI VALENTIN [8],
Heterogeneity in fruit quality (size and taste) is a major problem in pineapple production chains. The possibilities were investigated of reducing the heterogeneity in pineapple in the field by pruning slips on selected plants, in order to promote [...]
HOTEGNI NICODÈME FASSINOU [1], WILLEMIEN J. M. LOMMEN [2], AGBOSSOU KOSSI EULOGE [3], STRUIK P. C. [4],