PAUVRETE ET DE CULTURE, À TRAVERS LE CACAO EN CÔTE D’IVOIRE : CAS DES CACAOCULTEURS DE LA LOCALITE DE MEAGUI

Abstract

This article aims to understand and try to shed light on the relationship that exists between cocoa cultivation and poverty. It is based on the collection of data from quantitative and qualitative surveys carried out during our research in Côte d'Ivoire and on a conceptual framework placing at the center of the analysis, the production of remunerative income and the living conditions of cocoa farmers. These seem to be limited by certain essentially political, administrative, fiscal and regulatory obstacles, but also by the low level of capital and necessary investments. They lead cocoa farmers to favor short-term risk management (extensive monoculture, non-renewal of orchards and poor maintenance of fields, etc.), detrimental not only to the ecosystems exploited, but also to economic integration and social cohesion. and human development. A vicious circle then emerges, poverty and deterioration of the living environment of cocoa farmers