This paper evaluates production and commercialization constraints that prevent smallholder farmers from effectively utilizing beans with regard to household food and income security. The study was conducted in six provinces of Burundi in 2010 using a multi-stage stratified sampling procedure to s...
Ochieng, J.
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Ruraduma, C.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Wozemba, D.
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Ruraduma, C.
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Niyuhire, M.C.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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[Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: the case of smallholder farmers in Burundi]
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Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: the case of smallholder farmers in Burundi
Soil fertility decline is a major constraint to bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and maize (Zea mays) production in the Central Highlands of Burundi. Nutrient sources, specifically fertilizers, are paramount to increasing the production in the regions. Hence, improving fertilizer use efficiency is co...
Niyuhire, M.C.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Roobroeck, D.
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Merckx, R.
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[Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi]
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Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is a major staple food in Burundi; thus increasing its production and marketing has the potential for raising incomes of the farming households. In the country, bean outputs have been declining for decades, yet demand for the crop in East Africa has surged consi...
Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Ochieng, J.
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Wozemba, D.
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Ruraduma, C.
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Niyuhire, M.C.
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Ochieng, D.
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[Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ bean production and supply to market in Burundi]
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Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ bean production and supply to market in Burundi
Ochieng, J
,
Niyuhire, M.C.
,
Ruraduma, C
,
Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
,
Ouma, Emily A.
,
[Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: The case of smallholder farmers in Burundi]
,
Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: The case of smallholder farmers in Burundi