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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

This study aimed to increase farmers’ access to certified bean seed in marginal/drought prone areas of Kenya. Beans are important food crop in Kenya and grown mainly by small scale farmers in drought prone areas. Access to certified seed of improved bean varieties is mainly through relief. Despit...


Karanja, DavidRubyogo, Jean-ClaudeKimotho, NgilaWozemba, D.[Small seed packs, efficient approach to reach hard to reach in drought prone areas: experiences from Kenya]Small seed packs, efficient approach to reach hard to reach in drought prone areas: experiences from Kenya

Rubyogo, Jean-ClaudeSperling, L.Muthoni, RachelBuruchara, Robin A.[The power of partnerships: accelerating bean seed production and delivery with and among African farmers]The power of partnerships: accelerating bean seed production and delivery with and among African farmers

Smallholder farmers (SF) are the biggest food producers in Tanzania (TZ), where hetero- geneous mixed crop-livestock farming systems dominate agriculture (Fig 1). Feed scarcity and quality are major issues facing smallholder dairy farmers in Tanzania. Climate projections for Tanzania indicate inc...


Mukiri, JessicaNotenbaert, An Maria OmerPrestwidge, DiAsh, Andrew J.Paul, Birthe[Climate change adaptation through planted forages in Southern Highlands, Tanzania]Climate change adaptation through planted forages in Southern Highlands, Tanzania

Measures to alleviate poverty among smallholder farmers in Africa have focused on individual farmers all through the 21st century. However, these have not yielded much success, forcing research and development organizations to focus their efforts on technological innovations and other interventio...


Birachi, Eliud AbucheliOchieng, D.Owuor, G.Buruchara, Robin A.Ochieng, J.Mapatano, S.[Determinants of Economic Gains from Crop Production in Africa: The Case of Smallholder Group Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo]Determinants of Economic Gains from Crop Production in Africa: The Case of Smallholder Group Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Río, Martha delSellitti, StefaniaGutiérrez, Natalia[Measuring and assessing impacts of fair trade USA on farmworkers in Brazil]Measuring and assessing impacts of fair trade USA on farmworkers in Brazil

This initiative was aimed at demonstrating that the public‐private partnerships in the bean seed value chain can make a difference to avail bean seed of improved varieties to farmers. The common beans is an import food crop covering an estimated area of 260,000 ha in Malawi in 2010. However the r...


Rubyogo, Jean-ClaudeMagreta, R.Chirwa, RowlandMazuma, E.Andrews, M.[Private‐Public Partnership: improved bean seed access in Malawi]Private‐Public Partnership: improved bean seed access in Malawi

Mbwambo, H.Kotu, B.Mpenda, Z.[Economic evaluation of improved grain storage technology in Tanzania]Economic evaluation of improved grain storage technology in Tanzania

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