Agricultural transformation is key to poverty reduction and food security in sub -Saharan Africa (SSA). In Rwanda, this transformation has focused on shifting subsistence – based production to market - oriented farming. Over the last one decade and a half, major emphasis has been placed on the in...
Ingabire, C.
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Mshenga, M.P.
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Langat, K.
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Bigler, C.
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Musoni, Augustine
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Butare, L.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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[Towards commercial agriculture in Rwanda: Understanding the determinants of market participation among smallholder bean farmers]
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Towards commercial agriculture in Rwanda: Understanding the determinants of market participation among smallholder bean farmers
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.
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Owuor, G.
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Nyachwo, J.
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Alokit, C.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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[Analysis of Determinants of Productivity and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Eastern Uganda]
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Analysis of Determinants of Productivity and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Eastern Uganda
This paper evaluates production and commercialization constraints that prevent smallholder farmers from effectively utilizing beans with regard to household food and income security. The study was conducted in six provinces of Burundi in 2010 using a multi-stage stratified sampling procedure to s...
Ochieng, J.
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Ruraduma, C.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Wozemba, D.
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Ruraduma, C.
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Niyuhire, M.C.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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[Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: the case of smallholder farmers in Burundi]
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Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: the case of smallholder farmers in Burundi
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 Abucheli
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Ochieng, D.
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Owuor, G.
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Buruchara, Robin A.
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Ochieng, J.
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Mapatano, S.
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[Determinants of Economic Gains from Crop Production in Africa: The Case of Smallholder Group Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Determinants of Economic Gains from Crop Production in Africa: The Case of Smallholder Group Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Njingulula, Paulin
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Wimba, P
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Musakamba, W
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Masuki, KF
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Katafiire, M
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Ugen, Michael Adrogu
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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[Strengthening local seed systems within the bean value chain: experience of agricultural innovation platforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Strengthening local seed systems within the bean value chain: experience of agricultural innovation platforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Karume, K
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Kyamuhangire, W.
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Chiuri, Wanjiku
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Mugabo, J
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Tumwesigye, KS
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Kasenge, V
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Bonabana-Wabbi, Jackline
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Tenywa, M.M.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Bikuba, G
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Habumugisha, P
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Lubanga, L
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Byamukama, J.
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Nyamurinda, B
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Mandefu, P
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Gafaranga, J.
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Kamugisha, R
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[Expanding market access and value addition in selected agricultural value chains: the role of IAR4D in the Lake Kivu Pilot Learning Site]
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Expanding market access and value addition in selected agricultural value chains: the role of IAR4D in the Lake Kivu Pilot Learning Site
Chiuri, Wanjiku
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Buruchara, Robin A.
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Adekunle, W.
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Fatunbi, O.
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Pali, Pamela N.
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Wimba, Benjamin M.M.
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Bizosa, A
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Nyamurinda, B
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Habumugisha, P
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Tuyisenge, J
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Bonabana-Wabbi, Jackline
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Karume, K
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Kasenge, V
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Kamugisha, R
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Fungo, B.
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Tumwesigye, S.
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Kato, E.
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Nkonya, E.
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[Market access for agro-enterprise diversity in the Lake Kivu Pilot Learning Site of the sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Programme]
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Market access for agro-enterprise diversity in the Lake Kivu Pilot Learning Site of the sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Programme
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is a major staple food in Burundi; thus increasing its production and marketing has the potential for raising incomes of the farming households. In the country, bean outputs have been declining for decades, yet demand for the crop in East Africa has surged consi...
Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Ochieng, J.
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Wozemba, D.
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Ruraduma, C.
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Niyuhire, M.C.
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Ochieng, D.
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[Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ bean production and supply to market in Burundi]
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Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ bean production and supply to market in Burundi
Ochieng, J
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Niyuhire, M.C.
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Ruraduma, C
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Ouma, Emily A.
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[Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: The case of smallholder farmers in Burundi]
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Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: The case of smallholder farmers in Burundi