Moroccan Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2023): (September 2023)
Natural Resources and Forestry

Socio-economic importance of baobab (Adansonia digitata) in Togo

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  • Adjéya Banilélé KEBENZIKATO,
  • Wouyo ATAKPAMA,
  • Moussa SAMAROU,
  • Kperkouma WALA,
  • Komlan BATAWILA,
  • Koffi AKPAGANA
Adjéya Banilélé KEBENZIKATO Laboratoire de Botanique et écologie végétale, Département de Botanique, Université de Lomé, Togo
Wouyo ATAKPAMA Laboratoire de Botanique et écologie végétale, Département de Botanique, Université de Lomé, Togo
Moussa SAMAROU Laboratoire de Botanique et écologie végétale, Département de Botanique, Université de Lomé, Togo
Kperkouma WALA Laboratoire de Botanique et écologie végétale, Département de Botanique, Université de Lomé, Togo
Komlan BATAWILA Laboratoire de Botanique et écologie végétale, Département de Botanique, Université de Lomé, Togo
Koffi AKPAGANA Laboratoire de Botanique et écologie végétale, Département de Botanique, Université de Lomé, Togo

Published 2023-09-16

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Abstract

Baobab is an agroforestry tree species with a high socio-economic value. This study promotes baobab products in Togo through a socio-economic survey carried out on 134 households and 105 markets. It aims is to (i) identify the ways and means of marketing baobab products and (ii) evaluate the economic value generated by selling A. digitata products. A total of 7 marketed by-products were identified. Leaves (fresh and dried), kernels and pulp are the most commonly marketed products. Depending on the region and on the type of product, the economic value of these products varied. Apart from the leaves, which are valued nationally, the Maritime and Kara regions sell more kernels, while the Plateau and Kara regions sell more pulp. An indirect circuit with the presence of intermediaries characterises the marketing of these products. One baobab tree generates revenues of 116,958; 47,424; 74,277 and 95,076 FCFA respectively from fruits, seeds, kernels and pulp. Sustainable management of this resource will contribute to the resilience of local communities to food insecurity and to the adverse effects of climate change, through supported regeneration and the promotion of good production practices.

Keywords: NTFPs, Baobab tree, economic value, resilience, Togo

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