A bivariate probit model was employed to jointly and separately estimate banana market participation decisions of buying and selling households in Rwanda and Burundi using household survey data. Selectivity bias was corrected for in estimating the transacted volumes using Heckman’s procedure. The...
Ouma, Emily A.
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Jagwe, J.
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Obare, G.A.
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Abele, S.
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[Determinants of smallholders farmers participation in banana markets in central Africa: the role of transaction costs]
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Determinants of smallholders farmers participation in banana markets in central Africa: the role of transaction costs
Beed, Fen D.
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Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Vigheri, N.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Khoury, W.
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[L’ampleur des problèmes liés au flétrissement bactérien de la banane (BXW) à l’Est de la RDC (Nord et Sud Kivu et Province Orientale): Une évaluation d’experts sur les informations existantes.]
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L’ampleur des problèmes liés au flétrissement bactérien de la banane (BXW) à l’Est de la RDC (Nord et Sud Kivu et Province Orientale): Une évaluation d’experts sur les informations existantes.
Beed, Fen D.
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Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Vigheri, N.
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Tinzaara, W.
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[Scale and scope of the problems due to BXW in Eastern DRC (North and South Kivu and Province Oriental); an expert evaluation of existing information.]
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Scale and scope of the problems due to BXW in Eastern DRC (North and South Kivu and Province Oriental); an expert evaluation of existing information.
Lack or shortage of healthy and improved planting material is a major constraint to the expansion of banana and plantain production. The situation is made worse by the lack of formal systems for producing and distributing quality planting material, thereby forcing farmers to depend on natural reg...
Njukwe, E.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Muchunguzi, P.
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Amah, D.
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[Challenges and opportunities for macropropagation technology for Musa spp. among smallholder farmers and small-and medium-scale enterprises]
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Challenges and opportunities for macropropagation technology for Musa spp. among smallholder farmers and small-and medium-scale enterprises
Banana is an important crop for food and income in Burundi. However, average annual yields are low (5 t/ha) because of low and declining soil fertility, and pest and disease pressure. To help overcome the challenges to banana production in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa, the Consortium ...
Kamira, M.
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Crichton, R.J.
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Kanyaruguru, J.P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Blomme, Guy
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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Njukwe, E.
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Bergh, I. van den
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Muchunguzi, P.
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[Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi]
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Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi
Pests and diseases are among the main reasons for low banana productivity in smallholder farming systems in the central African highlands, where the crop is an important staple, In parts of Rwanda, Burundi and North and South Kivu provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, diseases such a...
Ouma, Emily A.
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Dubois, T.
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Kabunga, N.
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Nkurunziza, S.
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Qaim, M.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi: an application of a propensity score matching approach]
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Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi: an application of a propensity score matching approach
Banana juice and beer samples were collected at different points along the processing and marketing chain from four localities in Rwanda and analyzed for microbiological and physico-chemical quality by adapting a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) methodology. The results showed ...
Kanyana, I.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Quality Assessment of Banana Juice and Beer in Rwanda]
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Quality Assessment of Banana Juice and Beer in Rwanda