Determinants and constraints of carrot (Daucus carota L.) production and marketing in Cameroon.

The market gardening sector in Cameroonian agriculture is facing a challenge in producing vegetables to meet consumer needs. Among these vegetables, carrot is known to play an important role in the livelihood of millions of people around the world. It is therefore important to understand its technical itinerary in the different agricultural basins in order to provide further information on carrot production.

Edible Coating Formulated by Optimization from , Starch, and Arabic Gum Improved the Conservation of Banana () Fruits.

Banana is a very perishable climacteric fruit with consequence of large postharvest losses. The objective of the present study was to improve the postharvest shelf life of bananas. Fruits from the Melong locality were treated with coating solutions formulated with a mixture of , starch, and Arabic gum at different concentrations.