[ Analyse diagnostique et typologie des exploitations maraîchères dans la basse vallée de Bagga dans la region de Tahoua (Niger, Afrique de l'Ouest) ]
Volume 46, Issue 2, January 2020, Pages 177–190
Oumarou HAMA1, MAHAMANE Nouhou2, and Moussa BARAGÉ3
1 Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Tahoua, BP. 255, Tahoua, Niger
2 Faculté d’Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP. 10960, Niamey, Niger
3 Faculté d’Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP. 10960, Niamey, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The present study conducted during the period from March 18 to May 15, 2019, concerns the diagnostic analysis of vegetable farms in the lower Bagga Valley, located between the rural communes of Bambeye and Kalfou, in the department of Tahoua, in northwestern Niger. The aim was to make a socio-economic and technical diagnosis of vegetable farms, in order to classify them into homogeneous groups. To do this, the study was carried out in three villages of Bambeye commune (Bagga, Bagga Malamawa, Rididi) and three villages of Kalfou commune (Bagga Tabla, Chacott, Lilango), all of them bordering the Bagga Valley. Thus, a sample of two hundred and twenty-seven (227) market gardeners chosen in a reasoned manner was investigated. The typology of the farms is carried out on the basis of the classification in dynamic clouds. Thus, this study highlights three types of market gardeners that are distinguished by a number of variables, including structure, operation and performance. The different groups are type I, which are large, professional market gardeners with a great productive potential; type II, characterized by small traditional market gardening with limited productive potential and type III, which are medium-sized market gardeners, professionals with a high productive potential, who seek to maximize profit. The analysis of the different farms shows that farmers are of all ages, they have insufficient equipment, relatively low operating means and limited access to credit.
Author Keywords: Diagnosis, market gardening, typology, exploitation, valley, Bagga, Niger.
Volume 46, Issue 2, January 2020, Pages 177–190
Oumarou HAMA1, MAHAMANE Nouhou2, and Moussa BARAGÉ3
1 Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Tahoua, BP. 255, Tahoua, Niger
2 Faculté d’Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP. 10960, Niamey, Niger
3 Faculté d’Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP. 10960, Niamey, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The present study conducted during the period from March 18 to May 15, 2019, concerns the diagnostic analysis of vegetable farms in the lower Bagga Valley, located between the rural communes of Bambeye and Kalfou, in the department of Tahoua, in northwestern Niger. The aim was to make a socio-economic and technical diagnosis of vegetable farms, in order to classify them into homogeneous groups. To do this, the study was carried out in three villages of Bambeye commune (Bagga, Bagga Malamawa, Rididi) and three villages of Kalfou commune (Bagga Tabla, Chacott, Lilango), all of them bordering the Bagga Valley. Thus, a sample of two hundred and twenty-seven (227) market gardeners chosen in a reasoned manner was investigated. The typology of the farms is carried out on the basis of the classification in dynamic clouds. Thus, this study highlights three types of market gardeners that are distinguished by a number of variables, including structure, operation and performance. The different groups are type I, which are large, professional market gardeners with a great productive potential; type II, characterized by small traditional market gardening with limited productive potential and type III, which are medium-sized market gardeners, professionals with a high productive potential, who seek to maximize profit. The analysis of the different farms shows that farmers are of all ages, they have insufficient equipment, relatively low operating means and limited access to credit.
Author Keywords: Diagnosis, market gardening, typology, exploitation, valley, Bagga, Niger.
Abstract: (french)
La présenté étude conduite au cours de la période du 18 mars au 15 mai 2019, porte sur l'analyse-diagnostic des exploitations maraîchères de la basse vallée de Bagga, située entre les communes rurales de Bambeye et Kalfou, dans le département de Tahoua, au Nord-ouest du Niger. L’objectif visé était de faire un diagnostic socio-économique et technique des exploitations maraîchères, afin de les classer en groupes homogènes. Pour ce faire, l'étude a été conduite dans trois villages de la commune de Bambeye (Bagga, Bagga Malamawa, Rididi) et trois villages de la commune de Kalfou (Bagga Tabla, Chacott, Lilango), tous riverains de la vallée de Bagga. Ainsi, un échantillon de deux cent vingt-sept (227) exploitants maraîchers choisis de manière raisonnée a été enquêté. La typologie des exploitations est effectuée sur la base de la classification en nuées dynamiques. Ainsi, cette étude fait ressortir trois types d'exploitants maraîchers qui se distinguent par un certain nombre de variables, dont la structure, le fonctionnement et la performance. Les différents groupes sont de type I, qui sont des exploitants maraîchers de grande taille, professionnels avec un grand potentiel productif ; de type II, caractérisé par des petites exploitations maraîchères traditionnelles au potentiel productif limité et le type III, qui sont des exploitants maraîchers de taille moyenne, professionnels avec un grand potentiel productif, qui cherchent à maximiser le profit. L’analyse des différentes exploitations fait ressortir que les exploitants sont de tous les âges, ils ont un équipement insuffisant, des moyens de fonctionnement relativement faibles et un accès limité au crédit.
Author Keywords: Diagnostic, maraîchage, typologie, exploitation, vallée, Bagga, Niger.
How to Cite this Article
Oumarou HAMA, MAHAMANE Nouhou, and Moussa BARAGÉ, “Diagnostic analysis and typology of vegetable farms in the lower Bagga valley in the Tahoua region (Niger, West Africa),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 177–190, January 2020.
