Agroecological farming of Moringa and endogenous practices to control recurrent leaf parasitism crises in Burkina Faso

Abstract

Moringa oleifera Lam is a woody plant cultivated in Burkina Faso mainly for its leaves. The objectives of this survey, which was conducted with 120 producers in 16 localities, were to identify agroecological production and control practices for leaf insect pests. The results showed that moringa production is practiced by 61.67% of men and 57.17% of educated people against 33.37% of women. Crop association, direct seeding, removal of the first leaves at three 90 days after seeding and the use of organic fertilizers are the most common silvicultural practices, with 72%, 90%, 35% and 87.50% respectively cited. The plants associated with moringa in the plantations include vegetables, cereals, aromatic and fruit plants. Vegetables with 57.83% of citations were the most encountered. The control of insect pests is done by agro-ecological practices in 75.84% of the producers of which 67.50% use bioinsecticides. Azadirachta indica A.Juss. with 50,86 % of quotation is the most used in the preparation of bioinsecticides. The CFA did not show a relationship between the use of agroecological control practices, the socio-demographic characteristics of producers and the area of plantations. hese silvicultural practices of production and control of insect pests of leaves must be evaluated in order to provide producers with technological packages allowing a sustainable and environmentally friendly leaf production