Understanding the factors influencing farmers’adoption decisions of the disseminated Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) control package is critical for successful management of the disease. This paper analysed the determinants of farmers’ decisions to adopt the control package by smallholder banana fa...
Jogo, Wellington
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Karamura, E.B.
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Tinzaara W.
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Kubiriba J.
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Rietveld A.
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[Determinants of farm-level adoption of cultural practices for banana xanthomonas wilt control in Uganda]
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Determinants of farm-level adoption of cultural practices for banana xanthomonas wilt control in Uganda
Banana is a key staple and cash crop in east and central Africa. However, the recent outbreak of Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) has threatened farmers whose livelihoods depend on the crop. Since 2002, stakeholders embarked on campaigns to sensitize farmers on the disease and its management. This s...
Jogo, Wellington
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Karamura, E.B.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Rietveld, A.M.
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Onyango, M.
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Odongo, M.
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[Farmers' awareness and application of banana Xanthomonas wilt control options: The case of Uganda and Kenya]
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Farmers' awareness and application of banana Xanthomonas wilt control options: The case of Uganda and Kenya
Ochola, D.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Ocimati, W.
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Rietveld, A.M.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Karamura, D.A.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Farmers' awareness and perceived benefits of agro-ecological intensification practices in banana systems in Uganda]
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Farmers' awareness and perceived benefits of agro-ecological intensification practices in banana systems in Uganda
Karamura, E.B.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Rietveld, A.M.
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Ochola, D.
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Staver, Charles
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Tinzaara, W.
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Karamura, D.A.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Weise, S.F.
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[Effectiveness of agro-ecological intensification practices in managing pests in smallholder banana systems in East and Central Africa]
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Effectiveness of agro-ecological intensification practices in managing pests in smallholder banana systems in East and Central Africa
Banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) remains a major threat to banana, an important food and income crop for 12 million poor small-holder farmers in Uganda. Although, BXW has been controlled to some extent in parts of South-western Uganda, it is still a big problem in banana growing areas of Central and...
Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Tinzaara, W.
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[Community mobilization: a key to effective control of banana Xanthomonas wilt]
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Community mobilization: a key to effective control of banana Xanthomonas wilt
Banana is a key crop in the livelihoods of many people in the Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa. For more than a decade now, the crop has been threatened by Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) which has spread throughout the region but at different rates. The disease attacks all banana cult...
Nkuba, J.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Night, G.
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Niko, N.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Ndyetabula, I.
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Mukandala, L.
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Ndayihazamaso, P.
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Niyongere, C.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Rwomushana, I.
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Opio, F.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Adverse impact of banana Xanthomonas Wilt on farmers’ livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa]
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Adverse impact of banana Xanthomonas Wilt on farmers’ livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa