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Author(s): Gregory Fonsah; S. N. D Chidebelu
ISBN(s): 9789956726479, 9956726478
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Year: 2011
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Author: Gregory Fonsah, SND Chidebelu

In most African countries, banana production has been consigned to subsistence production. However, a few countries, especially in Francophone West Africa, have recognised 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 looks at all facets of banana production, from an historical perspective to the various traditional and modern technologies involved. The marketing aspect covers both the domestic and international trade, with emphasis on the preferential (ACP / DOM Lome Convention) and the open markets of the European Union. The book is a major contribution to understanding the internationalisation of the banana trade and to its ever-increasing investment portfolio, as the backbone of many a developing tropical economy. Although the emphasis is placed on Cameroon, other relevant African, tropical and subtropical banana-producing countries are mentioned where necessary, especially in the export sector where a degree of competition existed. Further, agricultural practices, soils, meteorological and climatological characteristics, pests and diseases, personnel and banana varieties grown, mean that findings in Cameroon are of relevance to other banana-producing countries, especially in Africa. Meanwhile, other African and tropical countries still contemplating entry into banana exports would benefit from the Cameroon experience. The book is of especial relevance to agronomists, entomologists, economists, farm managers, government policy makers, large, medium and small scale banana growers, and students and teachers in universities and schools of agriculture.

Economics of Banana Production and Marketing in the Tropics A Case Study of Cameroon 1st Table of contents:

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 Survery
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 Praparation
11.3 Planting, Planting Material and Plant Population
11.4 Pruning, replanting and Plant Population Count
11.5 Propping
11.6 Deleafing
11.7 Bagging, Debudding and Dehanding
11.8 harvesting
11.9 Weed Control, Nematicide and Fertiliser Application
Chapter Twelve – Semi-modern Technology
12.1 Cultural Practices in the Semi-modern technology
12.2 Land Preparation
12.3 Planting Material
12.4 Planting
12.5 Pruning, Replanting and Plant Population Count
12.6 Propping, Deleafing, Bagging, Debudding and Dehanding
12.7 Irrigation
12.8 Weed control
12.9 Nematode and Borer Control
12.10 Fertilisation
12.11 Aerial Spray
12.12 Cableway Maintenance
12.13 Harvesting
12.14 Packing Station
12.15 Plastic Removal and Deflowering
12.16 Bunch Sampling and Quality Inspection
12.17 Dehancing and Selection
12.18 Weighing and Labelling
12.19 Spraying
12.20 Packaging
12.21 Packing Station Requirement
Chapter Thirteen – Modern Production Technology
13.1 Land Preparation
13.2 Planting Material
13.3 Planting
13.4 Pruning
13.5 Replanting
13.6 Plant Population Count
13.7 Propping, Bagging, Debudding and Dehanding
13.8 Irrigation
13.9 Weed Control
13.10 Nematode and Borer Control
13.11 Fertilisation
13.12 Aerial Spray
13.13 Cableway, Roller and Spacer bar Maintenance
13.14 harvesting
13.15 Plastic Removal and Deflowering
13.16 Bunch Sampling and Bunch Inspection
13.17 dehanding and Selection
13.18 traying and Spraying
13.19 Weighing and Labelling
13.20 Packaging
13.21 Vacuuming
13.22 Palletising
13.23 Labour Requirement
13.24 Port Quality Inspection
13.25 Summary
Chapter Fourteen – Endemic Problems in Banana Production and Marketing
14.1 Input Availability
14.2 Pests and Diseases
14.3 Wind Damage
14.4 maintenance of Equipment
14.5 Stevedoring Operation
14.6 Low Prices
14.7 Mismanagement
14.8 Finance
14.9 Skilled Workers
14.10 Unreliability of Workers
14.11 High Worker Turnover
14.12 Quality
14.13 Low Yields
14.14 Infrastructures
14.15 Summary
Part Five – Profitability Analysis
Chapter Fifteen – Capital Budgeting
15.1 Cost and Retrns under Traditional Technology
15.2 Cost and Returns under Semi-Modern Technology
15.3 Costs and Returns under Modern Technology
Chapter Sixteen – Comparative Profitability Analyisis
16.1 Comparative Costs-Returns Analysis
16.2 Input Costs Analysis
16.3 Sensitivity Analysis
16.4 Summary
Chapter Seventeen – Marketing Analysis
17.1 Trends in Export Volume
17.2 Trends in Export Price (F.O.R)
17.3 Comparison of Export Volume and Price
17.4 Domestic Market and Distribution Channels
17.5 Marketing Costs Analysis
17.6 Market Structure
17.7 Quality Considerations in the Domestic Market

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