Economics of banana production and marketing in the tropics : (a case study of Cameroon) / Esendugue Gregory Fonsah, Angus S. N. D Chidebelu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fonsah, Esendugue Gregory, author.

Chidebelu, S. A. N. D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Cameroon--History.

Agriculture.

Bananas--Economic aspects--Cameroon--Case studies.

Bananas.

Banana trade--Cameroon--Case studies.

Banana trade.

Bananas--Cameroon--Management--Case studies.

Bananas--Cameroon--Marketing--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In most African countries, banana production has been consigned to subsistence production. However, a few countries, especially in Francophone West Africa, have recognized the commercial importance of banana, and have used their special relationship with France to export bananas. This has led to the dualization of the banana sector, with the traditional system existing side by side with a modern sector geared towards export trade. This book is one of the few comprehensive studies that have incorporated both the agronomic and economic aspects of banana production and marketing in Africa. It loo

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; About the Authors; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgement; Part One - Cameroon's Economy And The Agricultural Sector; Chapter One - Introduction; 1.1 Background on Cameroon; 1.2 Economic Growth; 1.3 The Agricultural Sector; Chapter Two - Historical Perspective; 2.1 Banana production in the former West Cameroon; 2.2 Banana production in the former East Cameroon; Chapter Three - The Banana Industry; 3.1 Cameroon's Banana Industry; 3.2 Categories of banana producers; 3.3 Multinationals (MNCs); 3.4 The Parastatal Organisation

3.5 Private Firms 3.6 Private French Firms; 3.7 Banana Marketing; 3.8 Domestic Banana Marketing; 3.9 The Nutritional and Therapeutic Importance of Bananas; Part Two - Theoretical Issues in Banana Production and Marketing; Chapter Four - The Supply of Bananas; Introduction; 4.1 Banana Production Theory (supply); Chapter Five - Pest and Disease Control; 5.1 Sigatoka disease; 5.2 Fusarium Oxysporum F.sp. cubense (Panama disease); 5.3 Banana Bunch-Top Virus (BBTV); 5.4 Cigar-End Rot; 5.5 Moko Disease; 5.6 Blood Disease; 5.7 The Banana Weevil Borer; 5.8 Nematodes; 5.9 Land Snails

5.10 Peel-feeding Caterpillar Chapter Six - Banana Production Technologies; 6.1 The Traditional System/Technology; 6.2 Semi-modern System/Technology; 6.3 The Modern System/Technology; 6.4 Technological Revolution in Banana Production; 6.5 Irrigation Network; Chapter Seven - The Demand for Banana; Marketing of Cameroon Banana (Demand); 7.1 Domestic Price of Banana; 7.2 Foreign Price of Banana; 7.3 Prices of other Agricultural Food Commodities; 7.4 Quality of Export Banana; 7.5 Foreign Population and Consumption; 7.6 Income Level of the Importing Country; 7.7 Exchange rate

7.8 Yield Trends in the Open Market Suppliers 7.9 Price Trends in Current and Real Terms; 7.10 Price Formation in Marketing Channels; 7.11 Price Trend in the Preferential Market; 7.12 Seasonal Price Movement in the Domestic Market; 7.13 Marketing Structure and Costs; Part Three - Research Methodology; Chapter Eight - Methodology; Introduction; 8.1 Sampling Plan; 8.2 Production Respondents; 8.3 Marketing Respondents; Chapter Nine - Data Collection; 9.1 Production; 9.2 Farm Gate Price Survey; 9.3 Marketing Survey; Chapter Ten - Data Analysis

10.1 Banana Production (supply) and Marketing (demand)10.2 Capital Budgeting Analysis; 10.3 Comparative Analysis of Costs and Returns; 10.4 Sensitivity Analysis; 10.5 Export Volume and Price Analysis; 10.6 Domestic Marketing Analysis; 10.7 Limitations of the Study; 10.8 Suggestions for Further Research; Part Four - Empirical Issues In Banana Production and Marketing; Chapter Eleven - Traditional technology; 11.1 Cultural Practices in Traditional Production Technology; 11.2 Land Preparation; 11.3 Planting, Planting Material and Plant Population

11.4 Pruning, replanting and Plant Population Count

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 28, 2015).

ISBN:

9956-726-47-8

OCLC:

830166619