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The results of a survey conducted among 140 small bean producers in the province of Chota (Cajamarca, Peru) to characterize regional bean production and to provide technical recommendations are presented. Data were collected on crop rotations, planting dates and methods, soil preparation, seed so...

Se presentan los resultados de una encuesta adelantada entre 140 pequenos productores de frijol en la provincia de Chota (Cajamarca, Peru) para caracterizar la produccion de frijol en la region y suministrar recomendaciones tecnicas. Se colectaron datos sobre rotaciones de cultivo, fechas y metod...

Forty-four surveys were conducted on farmers growing the bean variety BAT 1297 in the department of Caldas, Colombia, and on prices in Mercaldas in the city of Manizales. This variety was found to very profitable when planted in association with coffee (both with and without agrochemicals) or wit...

A general review is presented on how socioeconomics can contribute to agricultural research progress. Research priorities are basically determined by the identification and understanding of the farmers` problems, knowledge of their resources (type of soil, rainfall pattern), farm characteristics,...

In Brazil, the world`s largest bean producer, the annual production value is over US$ billion. Beans contribute more to total national protein consumption than any other product, especially among the poor, who get over 30 percent dietary protein from beans. Available technological options for imp...

With the advent of biotechnology and the emergence of property rights in genetic materials, the economic value of genetic resources is an issue of growing importance. Since neither genetic resources nor their use is equally distributed, this paper develops a model to assess the distribution of be...

The objectives of the diagnosis of bean production are to (1) contribute criteria for the design and completion of on-farm trials of the new bean technology and (2) to take information to research centers that helps define bean research priorities. A summary is presented of the methodology sugges...

Los objetivos del diagnostico de la produccion de frijol son 1) aportar criterios para diseno y ejecucion de ensayos de nueva tecnologia de frijol en fincas de agricultores y 2) llevar informacion a los centros de investigacion que ayude a definir prioridades de investigacion en frijol. Se presen...

Data on beans are presented and analyzed as to world production during 1982-84; contribution to world's production; importance in nutrition; yields (t/ha); production av. for 1962-64, 1972-74, and 1982-84; production increase in terms of yield and area planted during 1962-64 to 1972-74 and 1972-7...

Se presentan y analizan datos de produccion mundial de frijol para el periodo 1982-84; contribucion a la produccion mundial; importancia en la nutricion; rendimiento (t/ha); produccion prom. en los periodos 1962-64, 1972-74 y 1982-84; aumento de la produccion en terminos de rendimiento y area sem...