Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is a widespread banana disease in East and Central Africa (ECA). It has the ability to cause up to 100% yield loss, severely compromising food security and livelihoods for banana-based farming households. There are no BXW-resistant varieties, and cultural management ...
Cori, V. di
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Kikulwe, E.
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Kozicka, M.
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Gotor, E.
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[Understanding the economic impact of BXW and its management practices in East and Central Africa]
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Understanding the economic impact of BXW and its management practices in East and Central Africa
Vegetatively propagated crop (VPC) seed tends to remain true to varietal type but is bulky, often carries disease, and is slow to produce. So VPC seed needs to be handled differently than that of other crops, e.g., it tends to be sourced locally, often must be fresh, and it is less often sold on ...
Bentley, J.W.
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Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
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Demo, P.
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Dzomeku, B.M.
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Jacobsen, K.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Kromann, P.
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Kumar, L.
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McEwan, M.
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Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Ogero, K.
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Okechugwu, R.
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Orrego, R.
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Ospina, B.
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Sperling, L.
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Walsh, S.
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Thiele, Graham
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[Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.]
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Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.
Tinzaara, W.
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Stoian, D.
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Ocimati, W.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Otieno, G
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Blomme, Guy
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[Challenges and opportunities for smallholders in banana value chains.]
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Challenges and opportunities for smallholders in banana value chains.
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.
This project was carried out in three countries— Kenya, Uganda, and Burundi—to get disease-free, TC banana plantlets to farmers. Private companies were already producing TC banana plantlets, but there was no channel to distribute them to farmers. The project established community nurseries to rec...
Over the past three decades, more than 40 banana cultivars have been introduced in eastern and southern Africa for evaluation and dissemination to smallholder farmers facing banana productivity challenges. This study analyses the seed systems used to avail the genotypes to the target users, discu...
Karamura, E.B.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Ochola, D.
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Ocimati, W.
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Karamura, D.
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[Introduced banana hybrids in Africa: seed systems, farmers' experiences and consumers' perspectives]
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Introduced banana hybrids in Africa: seed systems, farmers' experiences and consumers' perspectives
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
Rietveld, Anne M.
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Ajambo, S.
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Kikulwe, E.
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[Economic gain and other losses? Gender relations and matooke production in Western Uganda]
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Economic gain and other losses? Gender relations and matooke production in Western Uganda
Over the past decades cooking-banana (Matooke) has become increasingly important
as food and especially as cash crop for farm households in Isingiro district in the western
region of Uganda. High urban and regional demand for Matooke and dwindling Matooke
productivity in other areas, drove expand...
Rietveld, Anne M.
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Ajambo, S.
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Kikulwe, E.
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[Economic gain and other losses? Gender relations and matooke production in Western Uganda]
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Economic gain and other losses? Gender relations and matooke production in Western Uganda