Common bean in Eastern and Southern Africa: a situation and outlook analysis

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dc.contributor.authorKatungi, E.
dc.contributor.authorFarrow, A.
dc.contributor.authorChianu, J.
dc.contributor.authorBeebe, S.
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-13T11:53:19Z
dc.date.available2023-09-13T11:53:19Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractCommon bean is an important component of the production systems and a major source of protein for the poor in Eastern and southern Africa. Although largely grown for subsistence, mainly by women, approximately 40 percent of production is marketed at a market value of UDS 452 million (Wortmann et al., 1999 in David et al., 2000). In recent years, the crop production trend has not kept pace with the annual growth rate (estimated above 2 percent) in population in some countries due to a number of biotic, abiotic and socio-economic constraints (Kambewa 1997; Chirwa et al., Forthcoming and Xavery et al., 2006). Among the abiotic constraints, drought is the major and common across the Eastern and Southern Africa. Drought can be caused by inadequate total rainfall, erratic rainfall distribution, long dry spells and delayed onset and/or early cessation of rains. With global climatic change threatening to exacerbate the drought problem in some parts, rapid population growth and the increasing cost of livestock products, the food and nutritional insecurity in SubSaharan Africa is feared to increase.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKatungi, E., Farrow, A., Chianu, J., Sperling, L., & Beebe, S. (2009). Common bean in Eastern and Southern Africa: a situation and outlook analysis. International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, 61, 1-44.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9206
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Centre for Tropical Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectBeanen_US
dc.subjectSituation and outlook analysisen_US
dc.subjectSubsistenceen_US
dc.titleCommon bean in Eastern and Southern Africa: a situation and outlook analysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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