Peasant Resilience and Stakes in Crop Cultivation Within an Unstable Bio-Physical Milieu: The Case of Bui Division, North West Region, Cameroon

Godwill Tobouah Nyanchi; Mbanga Lawrence Akei; Frankline Nghobuoche; Tassah Ivo Tawe; Nkiene Valery Antu; Mkong Unity Ghekendeh

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Peasant Resilience and Stakes in Crop Cultivation Within an Unstable Bio-Physical Milieu: The Case of Bui Division, North West Region, Cameroon

Godwill Tobouah Nyanchi, Mbanga Lawrence Akei, Frankline Nghobuoche, Tassah Ivo Tawe, Nkiene Valery Antu, Mkong Unity Ghekendeh

Published in American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 10, Issue 2)

Received: 4 August 2020 Accepted: 7 May 2021 Published: 20 May 2021

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Prospects of food crop cultivation and supply center on peasant resilience and their adaptability to the surrounding bio-physical milieu. Farmers’ predisposition to the numerous challenges within their biophysical context makes them resilient and thoughtful in strengthening their skills. The soils, relief, climate and vegetation of Bui Division heighten farmers’ resilience for harmonious, flourishing and innovative techniques to hold the farmers spellbound in their daily farm operations. In addition, vegetables are cultivated abundantly in wetland areas during the dry season. Research results were tested using the relationship between the independent, dependent and the intervening variables of this study. To best operationalize this results, the Chi square and cumulative response rates were strictly applied in the analysis. Research findings revealed that the indigenes spare no effort in ensuring that the milieu is exploited to the fullest, thus reaping the benefits of their hard work. As a matter of fact, agriculture remains the dominant pre-occupation of the locals, however subsidiary activities are not neglected to make ends meet. Peasant dynamism in crop cultivation is central to their social and economic development, thus fostering their adaptability to the bio-physical setting. Crops cultivated include maize, beans, solanum potato, sweet potato, cassava, plantains, banana and yams.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 10, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajep.20211002.11
Page(s)	37-52
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Resilience, Crop Cultivation, Bio-Physical Milieu, Sustainable Agriculture

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Godwill Tobouah Nyanchi, Mbanga Lawrence Akei, Frankline Nghobuoche, Tassah Ivo Tawe, Nkiene Valery Antu, et al. Peasant Resilience and Stakes in Crop Cultivation Within an Unstable Bio-Physical Milieu: The Case of Bui Division, North West Region, Cameroon. Am J Environ Prot. 2021;10(2):37-52. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20211002.11

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Godwill Tobouah Nyanchi

Department of Geography, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Mbanga Lawrence Akei

Department of Geography and Planning, University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon
Frankline Nghobuoche

Department of Geography, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Tassah Ivo Tawe

Department of Geography, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nkiene Valery Antu

Department of Geography, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Mkong Unity Ghekendeh

Department of Sociology, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon

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