The most important aspects of snap bean consumption, marketing, processing, and production are emphasized; topics for future research and development are highlighted. The role of snap beans in comparison with other vegetables is discussed. Vegetable demand grows as a consequence of the urbanizing...
Se enfocan los aspectos mas importantes del consumo, mercadeo, procesamiento y produccion de habichuela y se destacan temas para investigacion y desarrollo futuros. Se discute el papel de la habichuela en comparacion con las hortalizas. La demanda de hortalizas crece como consecuencia del proceso...
Janssen, W.
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[Produccion y demanda de habichuela en los paises en desarrollo: Dtos preliminares]
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Produccion y demanda de habichuela en los paises en desarrollo: Dtos preliminares
The present status of snap beans in the developing world is reviewed. Socioeconomic aspects are mainly discussed. Production, marketing, and consumption features are described and the future potential for the crop is outlined. Constraints to production increases are discussed and the opportunitie...
Se revisa la situacion actual de la habichuela en el mundo en desarrollo. Se discuten principalmente los aspectos socioeconomicos. Se describen los aspectos de produccion, mercadeo y consumo y se esboza el potencial futuro para el cultivo. Se discuten las limitaciones para el incremento de la pro...
A series of studies were carried out in Brazil, on a regional basis, to determine how cassava can fit into the Brazilian agricultural economy in the future so as to assist the country in reaching policy goals (improved welfare of the rural community and increased availability of low-priced food)....
Se realizo una serie de estudios en Brasil, a nivel regional, para determinar el papel de la yuca en la economia agricola brasilera del futuro y ayudar a alcanzar las metas propuestas en las diferentes politicas (mayor bienestar de la comunidad rural y mayor disponibilidad de alimentos a bajo cos...
A historical review of bean imports in Colombia as of 1984 is presented as well as an analysis of the conditions that lead to their occurrence. The effect of foreign bean trade on national production, mainly carried out by small farmers, and on domestic prices is also analyzed, emphasizing price ...
Luna González, Carlos Adolfo
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Janssen, W.
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[El comercio internacional y la produccion de frijol en Colombia]
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El comercio internacional y la produccion de frijol en Colombia
An in-depth analysis is made of objectives and constraints in cassava development in Latin America. Integrated cassava development projects aim at promoting the organizational intervention by which small-scale cassava farmers are linked to high growth markets. The 6 main activities involved in th...
Lynam, John K.
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Janssen, W.
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[Methodology development for the planning and evaluation of integrated cassava development projects]
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Methodology development for the planning and evaluation of integrated cassava development projects
Data on snap bean consumption are reviewed for Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Philippines, Rwanda, Taiwan and Turkey to evaluate the present and possible future importance of snap beans in human diets, and the implication of consumption issues for snap bean research. Analyses of current...
The results of a case study conducted in Betulia (Sucre, Colombia) in May-Dec. 1983 to evaluate the competition for land between cassava cultivation (monocropped or in association with maize or yam) and cattle raising are discussed. In general, profits from cassava either in association or in mon...
Boering, S
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Janssen, W.
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[La competencia por la tierra entre la agricultura y la ganaderia en el minifundio costeno]
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La competencia por la tierra entre la agricultura y la ganaderia en el minifundio costeno
The results of a survey conducted in 1983 among 416 farmers participating in the integrated rural development project (DRI, Colombia) in Atlantico (60), Bolivar (66), Cordoba (156), and Sucre (134), on land use and importance of cassava within the farming system, are presented. Except for Bolivar...
Janssen, W.
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[Utilizacion de la tierra e importancia de la yuca en la finca DRI en los Departamentos de Atlantico, Bolivar, Cordoba y Sucre]
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Utilizacion de la tierra e importancia de la yuca en la finca DRI en los Departamentos de Atlantico, Bolivar, Cordoba y Sucre
The purpose of the 1st Latin American workshop on snap bean improvement was to define objectives and strategies for crop improvement and discuss the relationship between an international center for agricultural research and the national programs. The relationships between the public and private s...
Davis, J.H.C.
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Janssen, W.
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[El mejoramiento genético de la habichuela en América Latina: memorias de un taller, CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 11 al 15 de mayo de 1987]
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El mejoramiento genético de la habichuela en América Latina: memorias de un taller, CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 11 al 15 de mayo de 1987
Results from a survey on snap bean production, marketing, and consumption, carried out among the participants to the workshop on Snap Bean Improvement, held at CIAT (Colombia), coming from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, are presented. Although the area planted to snap beans in th...
Se presentan los resultados de una encuesta sobre produccion, mercadeo y consumo de habichuela realizada entre los participantes en el Taller de Mejoramiento de Habichuela realizado en CIAT (Colombia), provenientes de Argentina, Brasil, Peru, Ecuador, y Colombia. Aunque las areas sembradas de hab...