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To support food security and reduce human pressure on the Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire, we introduced two improved cassava varieties, innovative farming techniques, and processing technologies at the western fringe of the park in 2004. The strategy was to (i) increase cassava productivity on reduced land area (0.5 ha), (ii) limit conflicts for access to arable land, (iii) increase the added value of cassava, and (iv) form a new generation of producers. After the in situ multiplication of introduced germplasm using the mini-cutting technique with three groups of producers, communal fields were established following multiple stem harvestings. After these two community-based multiplication steps, farmers transferred the improved varieties to their individual fields, and average yield was estimated at 20 t/ha compared to 5–12 t/ha observed in this area with the local variety. The experience resulted in a massive and rapid distribution of improved varieties in the Taï region. Parallel to this, two women were trained in “attiéké” production and entrusted with transferring this skill to their peers. “Attiéké,” a cassava semolina obtained after fermentation, is a widely consumed and commercialized food in Côte d’Ivoire but often not available in the Taï region because of poor production standards. The induced diversified sources of income may reduce poaching and land-use conflicts, but this remains to be properly evaluated.
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We acknowledge the funding of the above research through the Swiss Development Cooperation program “Contribution du CSRS au Processus de la Réconciliation Nationale en Côte d’Ivoire” (2003–2006). In kind and financial contributions of the CSRS, the Max Planck Institute for Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, and the University of Cocody, Abidjan, have contributed significantly to the research. We are particularly thankful to the participating farmers and communities, their authorities, and to the NGOs and TNP managers who have uncompromisingly supported the protection of this last continuous area of rainforest in west Africa.
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Ayemou, A., Tschannen, A., Kone, I., Allou, D., Akpatou, B., Cisse, G. (2011). Innovations in Cassava Production for Food Security and Forest Conservation in Western Côte D’ivoire. In: Bationo, A., Waswa, B., Okeyo, J., Maina, F., Kihara, J. (eds) Innovations as Key to the Green Revolution in Africa. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2543-2_38
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