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Abele, S.Koper, E.International Institute of Tropical AgricultureAsiedu, RobertBramel-Cox, P.J.Chikoye, D.López, K.[R4D Review 2]R4D Review 2

Banana production in Eastern Africa is threatened by the presence of a new devastating bacterial disease caused by Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum (formerly Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum). The disease has been identified in Uganda, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Tanz...


Biruma, M.Pillay, M.Tripathi, L.Blomme, GuyAbele, S.Mwangi, M.Bandyopadhyay, RanajitMuchunguzi, P.Kassim, S.Nyine, M.Turyagyenda, L.F.Eden-Green, S.[Banana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions]Banana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions

Organic agriculture seems to be a profitable enterprise for small scale farmers in developing countries, also in Africa, to enter high value markets in the Northern hemisphere and overcome the crises of declining terms of trade on global agricultural produce markets. It is also seen as a way to o...


Abele, S.Dubois, T.Twine, Edgar E.Sonder, K.Coulibaly, O.[Organic agriculture in Africa: a critical review from a multidisciplinary perspective]Organic agriculture in Africa: a critical review from a multidisciplinary perspective

On the basis of projected economic and poverty impacts of alternative commodity research programs, this article assessed efficiency and equitytradeoffs and the scope for research resource reallocation in Nigeria. Given the importance of major food staples to both poor and non...


Alene, Arega D.Manyong, Victor M.Tollens, E.F.Abele, S.[Efficiencyequity tradeoffs and the scope for resource reallocation in agricultural research: evidence from Nigeria]Efficiencyequity tradeoffs and the scope for resource reallocation in agricultural research: evidence from Nigeria

Growing concern for poverty in the face of declining agricultural research budgets has increasingly required formal priority setting of public agricultural research in developing countries to ensure that scarce research resources are allocated in ways that will have the greatest impact on the poo...


Alene, A.Manyong, Victor M.Tollens, E.F.Abele, S.[Targeting agricultural research based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: strategic program priorities by agroecological zone in Nigeria]Targeting agricultural research based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: strategic program priorities by agroecological zone in Nigeria

A bivariate probit model was employed to jointly and separately estimate banana market participation decisions of buying and selling households in Rwanda and Burundi using household survey data. Selectivity bias was corrected for in estimating the transacted volumes using Heckman’s procedure. The...


Ouma, Emily A.Jagwe, J.Obare, G.A.Abele, S.[Determinants of smallholders farmers participation in banana markets in central Africa: the role of transaction costs]Determinants of smallholders farmers participation in banana markets in central Africa: the role of transaction costs

Banana (Musa spp.) is the most important food crop in Uganda, and it is also the most important income source for the majority of the Ugandan farmers, especially in the Western Ugandan Regions. Besides pests, diseases and declining soil fertility, marketing seems to be a major constraint to produ...


Kiiza, B.Abele, S.Kalyebara, R.[Market opportunities for Ugandan banana products: national, regional, and global perspectives]Market opportunities for Ugandan banana products: national, regional, and global perspectives

Pests and diseases of bananas (Musa spp.) threaten the livelihoods of over 20million people in the Great Lakes region. Geographic information systems (GIS)provide valuable tools in monitoring, predicting, managing and fighting the spreadof pests and diseases. The tools offer opportunities for cos...


Manyong, Victor M.Legg, C.Mwangi, M.Nakato, V.Coyne, D.L.Sonder, KaiAbele, S.[The potential benefits of GIS techniques in disease and pest control: an example based on a regional project in Central Africa]The potential benefits of GIS techniques in disease and pest control: an example based on a regional project in Central Africa

This study investigates the economic impact of banana Xanthomonas wilt (bxw) and drought on banana production in Uganda. The objective of this research is to determine the benefits of targeted research to avoid economic losses. In the worst-case scenarios, spread of bxw at a rate of 8% per annum,...


Abele, S.Pillay, M.[Bacterial wilt and drought stresses in banana production and their impact on economic welfare in Uganda: implications for banana research in East African Highlands]Bacterial wilt and drought stresses in banana production and their impact on economic welfare in Uganda: implications for banana research in East African Highlands

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