International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 292

Full Length Research Paper

Socio-economic perception of snail meat consumption in Fako division, south-west region Cameroon

Kaldjob M. Christian
  • Kaldjob M. Christian
  • Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) Ekona Regional Center, P. O. Box 25, Buea, Cameroon.
  • Google Scholar
Enangue N. Annick
  • Enangue N. Annick
  • Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) Station of Batoke, BP 77 Limbe, Cameroon.
  • Google Scholar
Siri Bella N.
  • Siri Bella N.
  • Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) Bambui Regional Center, P. O. Box 125, Bamenda, Cameroon.
  • Google Scholar
Etchu Kingsley
  • Etchu Kingsley
  • Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) Nkolbisson, Yaounde, P. O. Box 2123, Yaounde.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 30 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 10 January 2019
  •  Published: 31 May 2019

References

Adeyeye EI, Afolabi EO (2004). Amino Acid Composition of Three Different Types of Land Snails Consumed in Nigeria. Food Chemistry 85(4):535-539.
Crossref

 

Babalola OO, Akinsoyinu AO (2009). Proximate Composition and Mineral Profile of Snail Meat from Different Breeds of Land Snail in Nigeria. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 8(12):1842-44.
Crossref

 

Chukwuka CO, Ejere VC, Asogwa CN, Nnamonu EI, Okeke OC, Odii EI, Ugwu GC, Okanya LC, Levi CA (2014). Eco-Physiological Adaptation of the Land Snail Achatina Achatina (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in Tropical Agro-Ecosystem. The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 67(2):48-57.
Crossref

 

Cobbinah JR, Vink A (2008). Snail Farming. Production, Processing and Marketing. Agromisa Foundation, Wageningen.

 

Eneji CA, Ogogo AU, Emmanuel-Ikpeme CA, Okon OE (2008). Nutritional Assessment of Some Nigerian Land and Water Snail Species. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management 1(2):56-60.
Crossref

 

Engmann FN, Afoakwah NA, Darko PO, Sefah W (2013). Proximate and Mineral Composition of Snail (Achatina Achatina) Meat; Any Nutritional Justification for Acclaimed Health Benefits?. Journal of Basic and Applied Science Research 3(4):8-15.

 

Fagbuaro O, Oso JA, Edward JB, Ogunleye RF (2006) Nutritional Status of Four Species of Giant Land Snails in Nigeria. Journal of Zhejiang University Science B 7(9):686-689.
Crossref

 

Food and agriculture organisation of united nation (FAO) (2013). Food Balance Sheets.

 

Google map (2018). Map of Fako Division. 

View

 

Institut national de la statistique (2015). Caractéristiques de la population. Annuaire statistique du cameroun. 

View

 

Labonne M, Magrong P, Oustalet Y (2003). Le Secteur de l'élevage Au Cameroun et Dans Les Provinces Du Grand Nord: Situtation Actuelle, Contraintes, Enjeux et Défis. Cirad, Prasac. Inc, 12 p.

 

Malik AA, Aremu A, Bayode GB, Ibrahim BA (2011). A Nutritional and Organoleptic Assessment of the Meat of the Giant African Land Snail (Archachatina Marginata Swaison) Compared to the Meat of Other Livestock. Livestock Research for Rural Development 23(3):60.

 

Ndah NR, Celestine Fonyikeh-Bomboh CL, Chia EL, Enow EA, Yengo T, Ngwa AD (2017). Assessment of Snail Farming from Selected Villages in the Mount Cameroon Range, South West Region of Cameroon. Asian Research Journal of Agriculture 6(4):1-11.
Crossref

 

Ngenwi AA, Mafeni JM, Etchu KA, Oben FT (2010). Characteristics of Snail Farmers and Constraints to Increased Production in West and Central Africa. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 4(5):274-278.

 

Schönfeldt HC, Hall NG (2012). Dietary Protein Quality and Malnutrition in Africa. British Journal of Nutrition 108(S2):S69-76.
Crossref

 

Wikipedia (2006). Southwest Cameroon Divisions. 

View

 

World food programme (WPF), and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER) (2017). Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA).