Assessment of Snail Farming from Selected Villages in the Mount Cameroon Range, South West Region of Cameroon
Njoh Roland Ndah, Celestine Fonyikeh-Bomboh Lucha, Eugene Loh Chia, Egbe Enow Andrew, Tata Yengo, Donald Ngwa Anye
Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · pp. 1–11 · Published 2 Nov 2017
10.9734/ARJA/2017/35113Abstract
This study examined the role of snail farming (Heliculture) as a potential tool for conservation and livelihood development in forest dependent communities around the Mount Cameroon National Park (MCNP). The villages selected for this study were Mapanja, Bonjongo, Mokunda and Boana based on their proximity to forest resources. Since it was a pilot study, farmers were selected based on their prior knowledge on snail farming or were currently farming snails locally. A total of 38 questionnaires were distributed to snail farmers of which were 18 males and 20 females in the four villages and we recorded a hundred percent respondents. The questionnaires were based on forest related activities such as collection of non timber forest products, agricultural practices and collection of woody products. Observations, monitoring and progressive evaluations were made overtime on some behavioural changes (frequency to the forest for hunting, harvesting of forest products and snail meat consumption). Observations were made on the number of snails stocked, number of dead snails, number of eggs, and number of baby snails. The data were entered into excel and analyzed descriptively. We noticed that after the establishment of snail farms in these communities overtime, individuals covered less distances into the forest 2hrs/week in Mapanja, and less than 1hr/week in Bonjongo, Mukunda and Boana. The number of traps set reduced from 80% in Mapanja and Mokunda to less than 20% and 60% in Bonjongo and Boana to less than 20%. It was noticed that snail meat consumption increased after snails farms were established, Mapanja 29%, Bonjongo 37.5%, Mokunda 33.3% and Boana 29.2% when compared with other protein sources. It was concluded that if proper management of the snail farms around the MCNP can provide a better alternative of bush meat hunting, provide income and reduced human influence on the forest.
Cited by 10
Mary Nkongho Tanyitiku, Graeme Nicholas, Jon J. Sullivan · Archives of Public Health · 2022
F.A. Okeniyi, O.A. Osinowo · Archivos de Zootecnia · 2021
Kingsley A. Etchu, Abdelkader Ameur Ameur, M. Chahbar · Sustainable Development Goals Series · 2025
Tania Guzmán‐Santillán, Salvador Mandujano, Edward Wright · American Journal of Primatology · 2026
Idayat Ayoka Kareem, Michael Femi Adekunle, Folasade Olukemi Oke · Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica · 2021
M. Christian Kaldjob, N. Annick Enangue, Bella N. Siri · International Journal of Livestock Production · 2019
Mary Nkongho Tanyitiku, Graeme Nicholas, Igor C. Njombissie Petcheu · Emerging Infectious Diseases · 2022
Linda Manet, Roger Moïse Mbanga Baleba, Patrice Bonny · Heliyon · 2022
Annick Niquaise Enangue Njembele, Maeva Arielle Patience Seppo Njembele, Emmanuel Henoch Dicka kwambe · PLOS ONE · 2024
Mary Nkongho Tanyitiku, Graeme Nicholas, Jon J. Sullivan · International Journal of Qualitative Methods · 2022
Related research
- Socio-demographic Determinants of Healthcare Utilization among Adults in Rural Communities of Benue State, Nigeria — shares topic coverage
- Oesophagostomum and Other Strongylid Nematode Infections in Ruminants and Pigs in the Upper East Region of Ghana — shares topic coverage
- Community Approach to Growing Greener Cities through Self-help Street Horticultural Gardens: A Case Study of Lagos, Nigeria — shares topic coverage
- Demographic Factors as Predictors of Environmental Attitudes and Ecological Behaviour of Host Communities of Okomu National Park and Yankari Game Reserve, Nigeria — shares topic coverage
- Distribution of Ocular Disorders in Communities Affected by Crude Oil-spillage in Rivers State — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
10
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.