Field schools and plant clinics : effective agricultural extension approaches to fight the coconut lethal yellowing disease and improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Grand-Lahou, Côte d’Ivoire | Land Portal

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Date of publication: 
March 2017
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ISBN / Resource ID: 
IDRC:10625/56434

Field schools and plant clinics are key extension tools to fight Côte d’Ivoire lethal yellowing disease (CILY) that severely impacts the livelihoods of thousands of smallholder farmers in Grand-lahou, Côte d’Ivoire. This paper describes the processes in establishing and organizing field schools, plant clinics, Women Coconut Fairs and Women Groups in CILY-affected villages of GrandLahou. Land acquisition is one of the main issues that affect women within the coconut value chain in Grand-Lahou: women are denied access and control over farmland, and work at their husband’s plantations.

Authors and Publishers

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Kra, Kouame Daniel
Diallo, Taky Hortense Atta
Toualy, Marie Noel
Kwadjo, Koffi Eric
Nazaret, Koulou Epse Yoboua

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