Crop diseases significantly suppress plant yields and in extreme cases wipe out entire crop species threatening food security and eroding rural livelihoods. It is therefore critical to estimate the extent to which shocks like disease epidemics can affect food availability and the capacity of smal...
Kikulwe, E.M.
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Okurut, S.
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Ajambo, S.
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Gotor, E.
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Ssali, R.T.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda]
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Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda
Postharvest losses (PHL) result in direct food and income losses to farmers and consumers globally. PHL reduction strategies offer unique opportunities to contribute to sustainable food systems for increased food security and farm incomes for more than 200 million food insecure people in sub-Saha...
Kikulwe, E.
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Okurut, S.
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Ajambo, S.
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Nowakunda, K.
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Stoian, D.
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Naziri, D.
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[Postharvest losses and their determinants: A challenge to creating a sustainable cooking banana value chain in Uganda.]
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Postharvest losses and their determinants: A challenge to creating a sustainable cooking banana value chain in Uganda.
Effective management of plant health is fundamental for food and income security to meet the growing demands of local and global markets. This however requires farmers’ adequate access to quality planting materials under the prevailing contextual and psycho-social factors. This study, anchored in...
Mulugo, L.
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Birungi Kyazze, F.
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Kibwika, P.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Ajambo, S.
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Omondi, B.A.
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[Unravelling technology-acceptance factors influencing farmer use of banana tissue culture planting materials in Central Uganda]
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Unravelling technology-acceptance factors influencing farmer use of banana tissue culture planting materials in Central Uganda
Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD), an invasive and devastating viral disease, is widespread in banana-producing areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recovery of banana production in BBTD-affected areas was undertaken in a research project through the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (CR...
Ajambo, S.
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Rietveld, A.
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Nkengla, L.W.
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Niyongere, C.
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Dhed’a, D.B.
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Olaosebikan, D.O.
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Nitunga, E.
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Toengaho, J.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Hanna, R.
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Sufo Kankeu, R.
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Omondi, A.
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[Recovering banana production in bunchy top-affected areas in sub-Saharan Africa: developing gender-responsive approaches]
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Recovering banana production in bunchy top-affected areas in sub-Saharan Africa: developing gender-responsive approaches