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AMBIO : Volume 43, Issue 1, February 2014

Crop Yield Gaps in Cameroon

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Yengoh, Genesis T. Ardö, Jonas
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Although food crop yields per hectare have generally been increasing in Cameroon since 1961, the food price crisis of 2008 and the ensuing social unrest and fatalities raised concerns about the country’s ability to meet the food needs of its population. This study examines the country’s potential for increasing crop yields and food production to meet this food security challenge. Fuzzy set theory is used to develop a biophysical spatial suitability model for different crops, which in turn is employed to ascertain whether crop production is carried out in biophysically suited areas. We use linear regression to examine the trend of yield development over the last half century. On the basis of yield data from experimental stations and farmers’ fields we assess the yield gap for major food crops. We find that yields have generally been increasing over the last half century and that agricultural policies can have significant effects on them. To a large extent, food crops are cultivated in areas that are biophysically suited for their cultivation, meaning that the yield gap is not a problem of biophysical suitability. Notwithstanding, there are significantly large yield gaps between actual yields on farmers’ farms and maximum attainable yields from research stations. We conclude that agronomy and policies are likely to be the reasons for these large yield gaps. A key challenge to be addressed in closing the yield gaps is that of replenishing and properly managing soil nutrients.
Starting Page	175
Ending Page	190
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00447447
Journal	AMBIO
Volume Number	43
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	16547209
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2013-08-08
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Actual yields Cameroon Crop suitability Fuzzy set Maximum attainable yields Soil nutrients Yield gap Environment Ecology Atmospheric Sciences Physical Geography Environmental Management Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geography, Planning and Development Ecology Environmental Chemistry Medicine

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