Southern Benin
DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF LAGUNE CATTLE HERDS IN THE OUEME VALLEY IN SOUTHERN BENIN
... In general, Lagune cattle herds, of the different types of breeding identified in the Oueme valley in southern Benin, account for two thirds (2/3) of females and one third (1/3) of males. The same ...
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Evaluation of the Microbiological and Nutritional Quality of Fermented Dried Lesser African Threadfin (Galeoides decadactylus) Used as Food Supplement in Southern Benin
... southern Benin. Four major sites of dry- ing-fermentation fishes in southern Benin were investigated and dried-fermented Lesser African Threadfin was collected for quality ...
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Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Reference Maternal Health Care Centre in Southern Benin
... Gestational diabetes mellitus was a frequent condition in antenatal cares attendees at the University Hospital Center of Porto-Novo with a prevalence of 7.5%. According to the other studies carried out in Cotonou in ...
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Determinants of Low Antenatal Care Services Utilization during the First Trimester of Pregnancy in Southern Benin Rural Setting
... ANC services were underutilized in Athiémé, a southern Benin rural setting. Determinants of the low utilization of ANC services identified were low education level, ignorance of required period of the first ...
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Inventory of Estuarine and Lagoonal Ecosystems Subjected to Sand Mining Activities in Southern Benin (West Africa)
... Sand is a useful resource for the development of any society. As such, the is- sues related to its extraction are everywhere present in Benin, especially in the southern part of the country. For the ...
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Vegetable cropping systems in Southern Benin: cultivated plant diversity, agricultural practices and implications for better production
... of Benin and to assess the structure of the production systems in terms of soil fertilization and pest ...in southern Benin, we surveyed vegetable ...
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Dietary Calcium Intake and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Southern Benin in 2014
... Hypertensive and its complications during pregnancy are closely linked to maternal mortality and morbidity. Sufficient calcium intake during pregnancy reduces the risk of hypertensive disorders. The objective is to ...
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Antifungal Activities of Cymbopogon citratus Essential Oil against Aspergillus Species Isolated from Fermented Fish Products of Southern Benin
... Microbiological assays revealed that our analyzed fermented fish samples were contaminated with the Aspergillus fungi. Generally, most of the deterioration of food is caused by several species of Aspergillus which are ...
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Composition and Structure of Herbaceous Flora and Vegetation of the Lower Delta of Oueme in Southern Benin
... In the Lower Delta of Ouémé wetlands of southern Benin, 257 herbaceous species were identified distributed in 179 genera and 60 families. Adjakpa (2006) had identified 246 species for the same study area. ...
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Introduction of Agricultural Insurance Services in Benin: Lessons from a Preliminary Evaluation of Service Used by Farmers in Tori Bossito (Southern Benin)
... In Benin, the agricultural insurance was unveiled through the AMAB in ...in Benin, so as to support the development of services meeting smallholder farmers’ ...in southern Benin, it is useful ...
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Ecological sustainability of fish farming systems in the Ouémé valley in southern Benin
... in Benin is facing enormous ...in southern Benin are economic efficiency, the level of primary schooling, the level of higher education and fish farming as the main ...
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Ecology and Fish Biodiversity of Man Made Lakes of Southern Benin (West Africa): Implications for Species Conservation and Fisheries Management
... Man-made lakes are alternative and potential habitats for biodiversity conservation, fisheries and extensive aquaculture. We investigated the ecology and the fish community structure of two (2) sand-dragged man-made ...
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Malaria infection and disease in an area with pyrethroid resistant vectors in southern Benin
... in Benin [8-10] and may seriously compro- mise the success of vector control ...South Benin, where Anopheles gambiae was resistant to pyrethroids, have reported that significant reduction in the efficacy of ...
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Abundance and diversity of culicidae fauna at cotonou in southern benin
... by the increased and varied human activities, urbanization and other related anthropogenic factors that create different natural and artificial habitats as sources of water for oviposition and breeding sites for several ...
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Insecticide resistance status in Anopheles gambiae in southern Benin
... in Benin had focused on the south-north ...in southern Benin, because pyrethroid resistance has been reported with a clear evi- dence of reduced efficacy of ITNs and IRS in experi- mental huts ...in ...
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Modelling the risk of being bitten by malaria vectors in a vector control area in southern Benin, west Africa
... This study was carried out in the Ouidah-Kpomassè- Tori Bossito (OKT) health administrative region in southern Benin (on the Atlantic coast). Of the 58 villages screened at the baseline, 30 were excluded ...
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Evaluation of the fungal microflora infesting pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millspaugh) in southern Benin and associated mycological hazards
... surveyed, is 40% for Ketou, 40% for Pobè, 70 % for Agouna, 70 % for Azovè and 70% for Glazoue (Table 1). Moreover, in the zone of Klouekanmè, only the whitish color variety is mostly encountered. According to the ...
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Analysis of Gender and Governance of Value Chain Based Systems on Rice and Vegetable Crops in Southern Benin and Mali
... This present study analyses gender and governance in the rice and vegetable-based value chain systems in 3 lowlands of southern Benin and 2 lowlands in Southern Mali. A sample of 243 farmers, 1 ...
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Insecticide treated nets provide protection against malaria to children in an area of insecticide resistance in Southern Benin
... in Benin, West Africa [9]. In Southern Benin resistance to pyrethroids is high [10] and LLINs are the primary form of vector control, with two pyrethroid-treated nets (del- tamethrin and permethrin) ...
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ETHNOBOTANIC ASSESSMENT OF DEBARKED MEDICINAL PLANTS IN SOUTHERN BENIN: THE CASE OF LOKOLI SWAMPY FOREST AND LAMA PROTECTED FOREST
... This study was focused on identifying medicinal plants species subject to bark harvesting in two forests of Southern Benin (Lama Protected Forest and Lokoli Swampy Forest). Ethnobotanical survey was ...
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