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Volume 7, Number 2, Mars-Avril 2000
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Page(s) | 182 - 188 | |
Section | Dossier : Afrique, plantation et développement | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl.2000.0182 | |
Published online | 15 March 2000 |
Replantations des cocoteraies : mythe ou réalité ?
Replanting coconut plantations: myth or reality?
Le constat du faible dynamisme des plantations de cocotier et de la part déclinante du coprah dans la production et les échanges mondiaux pourrait laisser craindre que les cocoteraies sont condamnées à terme. Cela n’est pas si sûr, car le cocotier dispose d’un certain nombre d’atouts, notamment en conditions villageoises, et se prête à des utilisations variées qui dépassent le strict cadre du coprah : la plante dite aux mille usages est d’abord une plante vivrière. L’article passe en revue les conditions sous lesquelles de nouvelles plantations sont envisageables et présente quelques solutions alternatives à la replantation, comme la réhabilitation ou la diversification dans le cadre d’associations de culture sous cocotier adulte.
Abstract
The article examines the future of coconut plantations worldwide, and more specifically in Africa. It does so by retracing planting dynamics over a long period (1960-1999), attempting to explain the main trends, describing the main conditions under which coconut planting or rehabilitation are feasible, and proposing a methodological approach designed to identify appropriate action plans for the problems encountered. Whilst the sluggishness of coconut planting and the declining share of copra in world trade are mentioned, the article also draws attention to the different functions fulfilled by coconut plantings in medium and small-scale production structures. In this context, targeted replanting or rehabilitation programmes can have a highly positive impact on the well-being of the populations involved, especially when they form part of a production diversification initiative, with integration of derived or alternative activities.
Key words: coconut plantations / rehabilitation and replanting programmes / coconut planting dynamics / methodological approach
© John Libbey Eurotext 2000
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