Economical and environmental hazards of traditional packing for market garden produce used within the Foumbot agricultural region
The Foumbot agricultural region is become, due to his agricultural dynamism, one of the most important market garden centers of the western region of Cameroon. The rapid development of this region at the end of 1990’s has been accompanied by the adoption of a traditional packaging model. The choice concerning the packaging in Foumbot region presents two advantages. First the permanent availability due to the abundance of row materials collected in raffia forests/forests-gallery and, secondly, an affordable prices for farmers. However, considering the diversity of market garden produces within the region, the increasing volumes of produced collected and the quality of traditional packing, economical and environmental issues of traditional packing are become the majors concerns which need sustainable alternatives. The strategy consisting of adapting products to specific traditional packing, the afforestation process of endemic species such as raffia and other raw materials from forest-gallery, the direct selling without intermediaries and in the same way the scaffolding piles should be therefore confirmed as relevant strategies dealing with the sustainability of market garden distribution.