S1-14
Cassava:
Culture in the System of Food Crop Production in Chad
Laomaikein,
M.K.
Agroedologue,
Institut Tchadien de Recherche, Agronomique pour Development (ITRAD),
B.P. 5400 N’Djamena, Chad
In
Chad, food crop production is based mainly on the culture of cereals,
oil, horticulture and root crops. Faced
with changing demographic pressures, these crops tend to be kept with no
improvement of agricultural techniques. Over recent years, cultivation
of cassava is increasing in the country. However, it is beset by many
constraints:
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decline due to animal pressure (clash between farmers and animal
breeders)
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lack of equipment for agriculture
-
traditional agriculture techniques
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deficiency of dissemination of results obtained by research
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insufficiency of conservation and transformation
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enclave of zones of production
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absence of farmers organizations
The
purpose of this study is to present the system of food crop production
in order to define the constraints and the benefits of cassava
cultivation and suggest plans for development.
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