No. farmers

Cultivation area (ha/village)

Type of vegetable cultivated

Fertilizer application (%)

Sales (CFA francs/village)

No. types /village

Name of vegetable

Manure + mineral

Manure

Mineral

None

Before trials

46.3

3.0

7.3 b

pumpkin, onion, cabbage, lettuce, watermelon, tomato, eggplant

44

18.8

2.2

35.0

?

Season 1

71.0

4.2

15.0 a

pumpkin, onion, cabbage, lettuce, watermelon, potato, tomato, chili, sweet potato, zucchini, eggplant, carrot, bell pepper, bean, hibiscus

40

23.7

2.1

34.0

244142

Season 2

63.0

3.6

8.7 b

pumpkin, onion, cabbage, lettuce, tomato, bean, garlic, watermelon, potato

68

26.4

0.0

5.3

287125

Season 3

55.0

6.3

4.7 b

pumpkin, cabbage, lettuce, onion, potato

-

-

-

-

-

n.s.

n.s.

*

-

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.