Agricultural technologies have boosted crop yield increases and household incomes, particularly, during the Green Revolution in Asia and some parts of Sub-Sahara Africa. However, adoption of yield enhancing technologies in the vegetable subsector is still low, particularly within smallholder farm...
Ochieng, J.
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Afari-Sefa, Victor
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Lukumay, Philipo J.
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Muthoni, F.
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Dominick, I.
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[Smallholder farmers' adoption of vegetable production technologies in Babati District, Tanzania]
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Smallholder farmers' adoption of vegetable production technologies in Babati District, Tanzania
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
In Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), increased crop productivity is fundamental to accelerating economic growth and improving the well-being of rural households, especially women and children, who are normally resource constrained. This article examines the degree to wh...
Ochieng, J.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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[Gender participation and decision making in crop management in Great Lakes Region of Central Africa]
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Gender participation and decision making in crop management in Great Lakes Region of Central Africa