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Bananas (Musa spp.), including dessert and cooking types, are of major importance in the tropics. Due to extremely high levels of sterility, the diversity of cultivated bananas is fixed over long periods of time to the existing genotypes. This pattern puts banana-based agrosystems at risk. Theref...


Sardos, J.Christelova, P.Cizkova, J.Paofa, J.Sachter-Smith, G.L.Janssens, S.B.Rauka, G.Ruas, M.Daniells, J.W.Doležel, JaroslavRoux, N.[Collection of new diversity of wild and cultivated bananas (Musa spp.) in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea]Collection of new diversity of wild and cultivated bananas (Musa spp.) in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Situated between Mozambique and Madagascar, the Union of the Comoros is one of the world’s poorest countries. Heavy dependence on agriculture, complicated by high population density and a lack of governance has led to mismanagement of natural resources and land degradation. Additionally, the coun...


Bourgoin, ClémentParker LouisMartínez Valle, Armando IsaacMwongera, CarolineLäderach, Peter[A spatially explicit assessment of climate change vulnerability in the agricultural sector of the Union of the Comoros]A spatially explicit assessment of climate change vulnerability in the agricultural sector of the Union of the Comoros
Autor: Ekong, J.

Research of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its partners shows that growing coffee and banana together is generating >50% more income for smallholder farmers and can help them cope with the effects of climate change. However, turning research into action on the grou...


Ekong, J.[Putting banana-coffee intercropping research into action]Putting banana-coffee intercropping research into action

Experiments were carried out to evaluate various options to reduce wilting of bananas replanted to rehabilitate farms previously destroyed by Xanthomonas campestris pv musacearum (Xcm). Paring, time taken to cure paring injuries and covering corms with infested or uninfested soil were evaluated. ...


Mwangi, M.Bandyopadhyay, RanajitRagama, P.E.Tushemereirwe, W.K.[Assessment of banana planting practices and cultivar tolerance in relation to management of soilborne Xanthomonas campestris pv musacearum]Assessment of banana planting practices and cultivar tolerance in relation to management of soilborne Xanthomonas campestris pv musacearum

Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is a bacterial banana disease that threatens household income and food security in Burundi. Single disease stem removal (SDSR) is a new labour-saving practice that has been introduced to improve BXW control. In this study we aimed to understand how gender roles can i...


Iradukunda, F.Bullock, R.Rietveld, A.Schagen, B. van[Understanding gender roles and practices in innovation processes]Understanding gender roles and practices in innovation processes

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