Understanding user preferred traits is important for the successful development and adoption of improved banana cultivars. This article provides an overview of different banana products, cultivars used to make those products and the preferred characteristics as reported by men and women farmers i...
Marimo, P.
,
Karamura, D.
,
Tumuhimbise, R.
,
Shimwela, M.M.
,
Bergh, I. van den
,
Batte, M.
,
Massawe, C.
,
Okurut, A.W.
,
Mbongo, D.B.
,
Crichton, R.
,
[Post-harvest use of banana in Uganda and Tanzania: Product characteristics and cultivar preferences of male and female farmers.]
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Post-harvest use of banana in Uganda and Tanzania: Product characteristics and cultivar preferences of male and female farmers.
Improvement of banana for smallholder farmers in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
This unique project seeks to improve the production and productivity of banana in Tanzania
and Uganda, through the development of hybrid banana varieties that are expected to have
30% higher yield compared to the cu...
Viljoen, A.
,
Mahuku, George S.
,
Massawe, C.
,
Tendo Ssali, R.
,
Kimunye, J.N.
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Mostert, G.
,
Ndayihanzamaso, P.
,
Coyne, D.L.
,
[Banana diseases and pests:
field guide for diagnostics and data collection]
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Banana diseases and pests:
field guide for diagnostics and data collection
By 2050, Africa's population is projected to exceed 2 billion. Africa will have to increase food production more than 50% in the coming 50 years to meet the nutritional requirements of its growing population. Nowhere is the need to increase agricultural productivity more pertinent than in much of...
Talwana, H.
,
Sibanda, Z.
,
Wanjohi, W.
,
Kimenju, W.
,
Luambano-Nyoni, N.
,
Massawe, C.
,
Manzanilla-Lopez, R.
,
Davies, K.G.
,
Hunt, D.J.
,
Sikora, R.A.
,
Coyne, D.L.
,
Gowen, S.
,
Kerry, B.
,
[Agricultural nematology in East and Southern Africa: problems, management strategies and stakeholder linkages]
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Agricultural nematology in East and Southern Africa: problems, management strategies and stakeholder linkages