SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PLANTAIN CULTIVATION IN BOUAFLE DEPARTMENT

Like the main cash crops that dominate the department of Bouaflé, plantain, which is a cash crop, has established itself as a food and economic crop. Production and marketing activities related to this crop are booming in the department. The aim of this article is to show the economic and social implications of plantain in the Bouaflé department, as well as those linked to the environment. In this study, four hundred and twenty (420) producers were interviewed from January to April 2019. Successive visits were also made between 2019 and 2022. The results showed that plantain is beneficial to the population in terms of edible food and financial income in the department of Bouaflé. However, the results also showed that its environmental impact needs to be taken into account.