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
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
Impact of adopting products promoted by the Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security was tested. Multistage sampling was used to select 7 project mandate areas, 5 villages/mandate area (stratified into action, satellite and c...
Ekesa, B.
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Lange, M. de
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Macharia, I.
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Garming, H.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Blomme, Guy
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[Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculturebased livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households]
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Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculturebased livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households
The article examines the effect of membership in farmer groups (MFG) on adoption lag of agricultural technologies and farm performance in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. We use duration and stochastic production frontier models on farm household data. We find that the longer...
Ainembabazi, John H.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Blomme, Guy
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Mignouna, Djana B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa]
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Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa
Markets and marketing of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a major issue of concern to small scale farmers and other actors in the bean value chain in Kenya, particularly inconsistency in supplying sufficient volumes required for trade. This case study assessed market arrangements used by s...
Wanjala, S.P.O
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Karanja, D.
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Wambua, S.
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Otiep, G.
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Odhiambo, C.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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[Market arrangements used by small scale bean farmers in Kenya: What needs to change for sustainable trade volumes?]
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Market arrangements used by small scale bean farmers in Kenya: What needs to change for sustainable trade volumes?
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