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The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is a vital crop in East and Central Africa serving as a food and cash crop and playing an important nutritional role by providing between 20 and 25% of proteins. Unfortunately bean yields have consistently remained lower than potential yield. One reason being ...


Ssekandi W.Mulumba J.W.Colangelo, P.Nankya R.Karungi J.Otim, M.Fadda, CarloJarvis, Devra I.[Modeling the use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.) infestation in Uganda]Modeling the use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.) infestation in Uganda

Habte, EndeshawKatungi, EnidYirga, ChilotFenta, Berhanu A.[Reaping the benefits: Assessing impacts and facilitating diffusion of improved common bean technologies in Ethiopia]Reaping the benefits: Assessing impacts and facilitating diffusion of improved common bean technologies in Ethiopia

Common bean, (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) generally grown as a subsistence crop for home consumption is fast becoming a commercial crop sold by farmers for income. The call for bean transformation comes at a time when the population is increasing and the demand for bean grains and bean products is at ...


Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh[Bean transformation in Africa: where are we and where are we going?]Bean transformation in Africa: where are we and where are we going?

The call for a bean transformative agenda is led by the Pan-African Bean Alliance (PABRA). It aims to position common bean as a commercial crop, though it is still grown for home consumption. They have designed and put in place gender sensitive interventions aimed at increasing women and youths a...


Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh[The future of women and youths in the bean transformation agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa]The future of women and youths in the bean transformation agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa

The socio-cultural, economic and political environment over time has shaped and is still re-shaping gender roles, participation, decision making and benefit sharing in farming households in Africa. The pictures below are a reflection of the labour division by women, men and youths on farm and at ...


Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh[Pictorial snapshot of the different roles men and women play along the bean value chain in Africa]Pictorial snapshot of the different roles men and women play along the bean value chain in Africa

Many Countries could experience unprecedented heat stress because of global climate change (Battisti and Naylor,2009). Heat sensitivity in common bean is a major limiting factor that can reduce yield, quality, and lead to restricted geographic adaptation (Beebeetal.,2011). Interspecific lines dev...


Polanía Perdomo, José A.Chaves, N.Lobaton, Juan DavidCajiao V., César HernandoRao, Idupulapati M.Raatz, BodoBeebe, Stephen E.[Heat tolerance in common bean derived from interspecific crosses]Heat tolerance in common bean derived from interspecific crosses

Common bean is a widely cultivated and consumed pulse crop in both Malawi and Zimbabwe. Market opportunities are frustrated lack quality grain despite prolific release of improved varieties. Similar to most other countries, the production of certified seed is liberalized, but early generation see...


Mutari, BruceChisale, VirginiaMaereka, Enock K.Rubyogo, Jean-ClaudeGoodman, Jim[Unlocking pre-basic bean seed supply bottlenecks through mutually beneficial public-private sector partnerships in Malawi and Zimbabwe]Unlocking pre-basic bean seed supply bottlenecks through mutually beneficial public-private sector partnerships in Malawi and Zimbabwe

The efficiency of crop production has important implications for farm yield and productivity; however, little is known about the efficiency of bean production in Uganda. This study evaluated factors influencing technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in eastern Uganda where bean growing is...


Waluse, K.S.Owuor, G.Nyachwo, J.Alokit, C.Birachi, Eliud Abucheli[Analysis of Determinants of Productivity and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Eastern Uganda]Analysis of Determinants of Productivity and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Eastern Uganda

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