Climbing beans in Uganda: A perspective of smallholder farmers on their determinants, associated challenges and implications for research

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dc.contributor.authorTakusewanya, Rose
dc.contributor.authorNamayanja, Annet
dc.contributor.authorAdrogu Ugen, Michael
dc.contributor.authorNkalubo, Stanley
dc.contributor.authorLapaka Odong, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBwogi, Godfrey Vianney
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-01T04:31:51Z
dc.date.available2022-02-01T04:31:51Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIn many parts of the world including Uganda climbing beans are mostly grown in highland areas where population density is high and land is limiting. The objective of this study was to contribute to understanding the current status of the factors affecting productivity of climbing beans among smallholder farmers in Uganda. Kisoro and Kabale districts in the South West were selected for the study. Primary data was collected based on 150 households selected randomly in each district in January and June, 2014. In both districts, climbing beans was ranked as a major crop enterprise for income (72.7%). Most of the interviewed households (84 and 92%) in Kisoro and Kabale respectively appreciated that the major advantage of climbing beans was suitability to areas with limited land. The study revealed practices that seem to integrate the different factors and the various components within each factor promoting ecological or interrelatedness in the production system. Lack of staking materials was ranked by the majority (Kisoro 45% and Kabale 59%) as the most important constraint. Common bean diseases (49%) and pests (45%) were highly ranked in Kisoro as compared to Kabale (13 and 22%). Labour scarcity was ranked by the majority of farmers in Kabale (49%) as compared to Kisoro (19%). Given the importance of climbing beans in the two districts, the study recommends their continued and sustainable intensification.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTakusewanya, R., Namayanja, A., Ugen, M. A., Nkalubo, S., Odong, T. L., & Bwogi, G. V. (2018). Climbing beans in Uganda: A perspective of smallholder farmers on their determinants, associated challenges and implications for research. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 13(27), 1374-1388. DOI: 10.5897/AJAR2017.12131en_US
dc.identifier.issn1991-637X
dc.identifier.other10.5897/AJAR2017.12131
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1706
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Agricultural Researchen_US
dc.subjectCommon beanen_US
dc.subjectCropping systemen_US
dc.subjectEcologicalen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectHighlandsen_US
dc.subjectLegumeen_US
dc.subjectStakingen_US
dc.titleClimbing beans in Uganda: A perspective of smallholder farmers on their determinants, associated challenges and implications for researchen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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