The most important aspects of snap bean consumption, marketing, processing, and production are emphasized; topics for future research and development are highlighted. The role of snap beans in comparison with other vegetables is discussed. Vegetable demand grows as a consequence of the urbanizing...
Se enfocan los aspectos mas importantes del consumo, mercadeo, procesamiento y produccion de habichuela y se destacan temas para investigacion y desarrollo futuros. Se discute el papel de la habichuela en comparacion con las hortalizas. La demanda de hortalizas crece como consecuencia del proceso...
Janssen, W.
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[Produccion y demanda de habichuela en los paises en desarrollo: Dtos preliminares]
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Produccion y demanda de habichuela en los paises en desarrollo: Dtos preliminares
Kuyiah, J.W.
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Obare, G.A.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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[Agriculture, income risks and rural poverty dynamics: strategies of smallholder producers in Kenya]
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Agriculture, income risks and rural poverty dynamics: strategies of smallholder producers in Kenya
Reddy, V. R.
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Rout, S. K.
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Pavelic, Paul
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[Underground taming of floods in the Ganges basin: technologies, institutions and policies]
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Underground taming of floods in the Ganges basin: technologies, institutions and policies
A survey was conducted of 982 indigene households and 203 Hausa/Fulani households in southern Nigeria between October 1988 and March 1989. Results show that 70 percent of the indigenes and 98 percent of the Hausa/Fulani consumed some dairy products. Prevalence and regularity of consumption of loc...
Gives justification for studying dairy consumption in Nigeria. General patterns of acquisition and consumption of dairy products are discussed with reference to domestically produced dairy products (fresh milk, sour milk, yoghurt, butter & cheese) and imported and derived dairy products (evaporat...
This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the contribution of livestock to aggregate food supply, farm income, human nutrition, and to the environmental sustainability. It is divided in sections. The first section examines trends in livestock demand and supply and their projections to 2020. Th...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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[A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa]
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A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
Data on snap bean consumption are reviewed for Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Philippines, Rwanda, Taiwan and Turkey to evaluate the present and possible future importance of snap beans in human diets, and the implication of consumption issues for snap bean research. Analyses of current...
In an assessment of the possible benefits to consumers and producers from snap bean research, four different technologies are proposed and their impact analyzed. Benefits are measured by using a welfare analysis and calculating the internal rate of return under different assumptions. The range of...
The design of technological interventions and their ex ante evaluation is one of the most critical steps in farming systems research, since it is an initial effort to find solutions to those problems prioritised by farmers. This paper discusses the design of technological interventions with refer...
Results of a survey of 159 farmers in southern Costa Rica indicate that the new bean varieties Talamanca and Brunca are widely adopted. This report analyzes the factors determining their success. The role played by seed availability is considered. Farmers evaluated these varieties in terms of yie...
Pachico, Douglas H.
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Borbón Castro, E.
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[La adopción de nuevas variedades de frijol en Costa Rica: logros y desafíos]
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La adopción de nuevas variedades de frijol en Costa Rica: logros y desafíos