This paper describes two techniques used in Rwanda for integrating farmer expertise into bean varietal development. Standard farmer evaluation of on-farm trials can help: 1) indicate how varieties perform under farmer conditions; 2) better identify criteria critical to farmers; 3) target varietie...
While bush beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris check for this species in other resources L.) have long been the protein staple of Rwandan agriculture, improved climbing beans have been introduced within the last 10 years, enabling farmers to intensify, stabilize and better stagger production. Through a 1...
Sperling, L.
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Munyanesa, S
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[Intensifying production among smallholder farmers: The impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda]
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Intensifying production among smallholder farmers: The impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda
This article addresses concerns of technology dissemination for small farmers, specifically focusing on the diffusion of new varieties of a self-pollinating crop. Based on bean seed systems research in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, it shows four commonly-held basi...
David, S.
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Sperling, L.
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[Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa]
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Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa
Sperling, L.
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[Analysis of bean seed channels in the Great Lakes region : South Kivu, Zaire, Southern Rwanda, and select bean-growing zones of Burundi]
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Analysis of bean seed channels in the Great Lakes region : South Kivu, Zaire, Southern Rwanda, and select bean-growing zones of Burundi