[ Caractéristiques socio-agronomiques des exploitations rizicoles et perception paysanne des pratiques de gestion de la pyriculariose du riz à la Vallée du Kou et du Sourou au Burkina Faso ]
Volume 69, Issue 1, October 2023, Pages 112–120
Souleymane Ouattara1, Honoré Kam2, ZOUGRANA Sylvain3, SÉRÉMÉ Abdoulaye4, and KOÏTA Kadidia5
1 Ecole doctorale Sciences et Technologie, Laboratoire Biosciences, Equipe Phytopathologie et Mycologie Tropicale, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
2 Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP 910 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
3 Ecole doctorale Sciences et Technologies, Laboratoire Biosciences, Equipe Phytopathologie et Mycologie tropicale, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
4 Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT), 03 BP 7047 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
5 Ecole doctorale Sciences et Technologies, Laboratoire Biosciences, Equipe Phytopathologie et Mycologie tropicale, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 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 aim of this study was to carry out a socio-agronomic characterisation of rice farms and to determine the level of farmers’ perception of rice blast management practices in Burkina Faso. The study was carried out in four rice-growing lowlands in the villages of Dî and Lanfièra in the Sourou Valley and Bama and Tonwogoma in the Kou Valley. A random sample of 120 rice farmers was included in the study. The results of the study indicate a very high level of illiteracy among farmers (≥40%), depending on the site, and a low level of participation by women in rice production. Farming practices are characterised by heavy use of the FKR64, FKR84 and FKR2 varieties and by heavy application of organic manure and chemical fertilisers, depending on the area. The majority of farmers recognise rice blast on their plots and use control methods such as varietal control, chemical and mechanical control and moisture control before storage. None of the farmers uses bio-pesticides in their production system. This study shows that farmers have a good knowledge of blast disease and use endogenous control methods. However, farmers are not very familiar with the use of bio-pesticides. For more efficient and healthier control, it is vital to raise farmers’ awareness of the need to use improved resistant varieties and bio-pesticides, with the support of research structures.
Author Keywords: Rice farms, Farmers’ perceptions, Control practices, rice blast, Burkina Faso.
Volume 69, Issue 1, October 2023, Pages 112–120
Souleymane Ouattara1, Honoré Kam2, ZOUGRANA Sylvain3, SÉRÉMÉ Abdoulaye4, and KOÏTA Kadidia5
1 Ecole doctorale Sciences et Technologie, Laboratoire Biosciences, Equipe Phytopathologie et Mycologie Tropicale, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
2 Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP 910 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
3 Ecole doctorale Sciences et Technologies, Laboratoire Biosciences, Equipe Phytopathologie et Mycologie tropicale, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
4 Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT), 03 BP 7047 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
5 Ecole doctorale Sciences et Technologies, Laboratoire Biosciences, Equipe Phytopathologie et Mycologie tropicale, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 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 aim of this study was to carry out a socio-agronomic characterisation of rice farms and to determine the level of farmers’ perception of rice blast management practices in Burkina Faso. The study was carried out in four rice-growing lowlands in the villages of Dî and Lanfièra in the Sourou Valley and Bama and Tonwogoma in the Kou Valley. A random sample of 120 rice farmers was included in the study. The results of the study indicate a very high level of illiteracy among farmers (≥40%), depending on the site, and a low level of participation by women in rice production. Farming practices are characterised by heavy use of the FKR64, FKR84 and FKR2 varieties and by heavy application of organic manure and chemical fertilisers, depending on the area. The majority of farmers recognise rice blast on their plots and use control methods such as varietal control, chemical and mechanical control and moisture control before storage. None of the farmers uses bio-pesticides in their production system. This study shows that farmers have a good knowledge of blast disease and use endogenous control methods. However, farmers are not very familiar with the use of bio-pesticides. For more efficient and healthier control, it is vital to raise farmers’ awareness of the need to use improved resistant varieties and bio-pesticides, with the support of research structures.
Author Keywords: Rice farms, Farmers’ perceptions, Control practices, rice blast, Burkina Faso.
Abstract: (french)
Ce travail a pour objectif de faire une caractérisation socio-agronomique des exploitations rizicoles et de déterminer le niveau de perception paysanne des pratiques de gestion de la pyriculariose du riz au Burkina Faso. L’étude a été réalisée sur quatre bas-fonds rizicoles repartis entre les villages de Dî et de Lanfièra à la Vallée du Sourou et ceux de Bama et de Tonwogoma à la Vallée du Kou. Un échantillon aléatoire de 120 exploitants riziculteurs a été concerné par l’étude. Les résultats de l’étude indique un niveau d’analphabétisme très élevé des exploitants (≥40%) avec une faible adhésion des femmes à l’activité de production du riz en fonction des sites. Les pratiques culturales sont caractérisées par une forte utilisation des variétés FKR64, FKR84 et FKR2 et par une forte application de fumure organique et d’engrais chimiques en fonction des zones. La majorité des exploitants reconnait la pyriculariose du riz sur la parcelle et utilisent des moyens de lutte comme la lutte variétale, la lutte chimique et mécanique et le contrôle du taux d’humidité avant stockage. Aucun producteur n’utilise les bio-pesticides dans le système de production. Cette étude montre que les exploitants ont une bonne connaissance de la pyriculariose et utilisent des méthodes de lutte. Cependant, celle utilisant les bio-pesticides restent peu connue par les exploitants. Pour une lutte plus efficiente et plus saine, il est indispensable de sensibiliser les exploitants sur la nécessité de l’utilisation des variétés améliorées résistantes et celle des bio-pesticides avec l’accompagnement des structures de recherche.
Author Keywords: Exploitations rizicoles, Perception paysanne, Pratiques de gestion, pyriculariose, Burkina Faso.
How to Cite this Article
Souleymane Ouattara, Honoré Kam, ZOUGRANA Sylvain, SÉRÉMÉ Abdoulaye, and KOÏTA Kadidia, “Socio-agronomic characteristics of rice farms and farmers’ perceptions of rice blast control practices in the Kou and Sourou Valleys in Burkina Faso,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 112–120, October 2023.
