Adoption of acaricid/insecticid footbaths in Burkina Faso

Adoption of a new integrative vector control method by farmers in Burkina Faso

Abstract type : Long presentation
Submitted by : Equipe Organisateur
Authors and Speakers : Fanny Bouyer

Information about other authors :

F. Bouyer¹, A.M.G. Belem², H. Seyni³, H. Adakal¹, R. Lancelot⁴, J. Bouyer^1,4

1      CIRDES, 01 BP 454,  Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso,

2    Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, IDR, Burkina Faso,

3    UEMOA, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,

4    CIRAD, UMR Contrôles des maladies animales et émergentes, Montpellier, France.

Pour la correspondance : F. Bouyer (carabus@orange.sn)

Objective of the paper: evaluation of the adoption of innovations in African cattle breeding systems, analysis of the adoption factors, thinking about the systems of conception of innovations.

Abstract: The acaricid/insecticid footbath is a new integrative vector control method in subhumid areas of west Africa : its efficiency was validated threw many experimental and field studies.This exogenous sanitarian invention, proposed by researchers, has been co-built with herder groups ten years ago then has diffused.

22 footbaths and 72 herders were surveyed. Based on 97 variables concerning implementation modalities, sociology, organization, breeding system, tool appraisal and herders’ knowledge about the epidemiological system, 32 explicative variables were split into two groups (« breeding pratices and perceptions » and « knowledge of the epidemiological system ») after the preliminary analyses and seven variables have been selected as indicators of adoption. Multivariate analyses were applied to these groups of variables allowing to characterize three clusters of herders, whose adoption has been assessed. Modern farmers of Ouagadougou who have well adopted constitute the first cluster. The more traditional herders of Bobo-Dioulasso are split into two groups: one of them hasn’t adopted the footbath in opposition to the second.

The ten main disciminating variables of the clusters were analysed. They characterize the breeding system, the implementation modalities and the tool appraisal. The discussion concerns the relative influence of the herders’ knowledge and the breeding pratices on the adoption level. The importance of implementation modalities, as well as the characteristics of the production system are presented. Finally, the risk appraisal of the herders is discussed using the adoption criteria of Mendras and Forsé which highlight the variations between individual perceptions of the benefits and risks and the predominant role of the sociotechnic network.

Keywords :
innovation, cattle breeding system, Burkina Faso, vector control, intensification.