Back to Search
Start Over
High environmental risk and low yield of urban tomato gardens in Benin
- Source :
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Springer Verlag/EDP Sciences/INRA, 2015, 35 (1), pp.305-315. ⟨10.1007/s13593-014-0241-6⟩, Agronomy for Sustainable Development 1 (35), 305-315. (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014.
-
Abstract
- Urban agriculture, Life-cycle inventory,Typology,Cropping system data,Treatment frequency index,Nutrient budget; International audience; In sub-Saharan Africa, urban farmers have recently intensified the production of vegetables to cope with the increasing food demand. As a consequence, such an intensification may lead to potential risks for the environment and human health. There is therefore a need for an integrated evaluation of urban agricultural practices. Here, we studied tomato production in Benin cities. We measured performances and the environmental risks. We have monitored 12 cropping systems during 6 months and we calculated the pesticide treatment frequency index (TFI), the nutrient budgets, and the field emissions. Our results show that yields were low and variable, averaging at 9,533 kg.ha−1 and ranging from 0 to 21,163 kg.ha−1. The average TFI for pesticides was 8.9. The maximum TFI of 25 was observed for an insecticide applied weekly at 2.3 times the official rate. We observed an excess of the average nutrient budget of 120 kg N and 84 kg P. ha−1. In conclusion, our study of urban tomato production revealed poor practices and high risks for health and the environment.
- Subjects :
- [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Enquête sur exploitations agricoles
Performance de culture
Agricultural science
Nutrient
Solanum lycopersicum
F01 - Culture des plantes
11. Sustainability
Milieux et Changements globaux
2. Zero hunger
Engrais phosphaté
Life-cycle inventory
Nutrient budget
Agricultural sciences
Urban agriculture
Pratique culturale
Agriculture urbaine
Rendement des cultures
Cropping system data
Gaz à effet de serre
Analyse du cycle de vie
Irrigation
Environmental Engineering
Azote
Yield (finance)
urban agriculture
life-cycle inventory
typology
cropping system data
treatment frequency index
nutrient budget
Évaluation du risque
Typologie
Fertilisation
Petite exploitation agricole
Treatment frequency index
Sustainable development
Engrais azoté
business.industry
Environmental and Society
Impact sur l'environnement
Évaluation de l'impact
15. Life on land
Pesticide
Typology
Agronomy
Agriculture
Environmental science
Système de culture
Environnement et Société
business
Agronomy and Crop Science
Cropping
Sciences agricoles
Danger pour la santé
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17730155 and 17740746
- Volume :
- 35
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e4278a964db361efe9deba51a57ce922