Farmers’ Knowledge and Perception of Climbing Beans-Based Cropping Systems in Rwanda

Ruganzu, Vicky; Mutware, J. S.; Uwumukiza, B.; Nabahungu, N.L.; Nkurunziza, I.; Cyamweshi, Athanase R.

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“…The availability of staking materials was the biggest problems for farmers, which was hampering common bean production in central Benin. Similar results have been reported by several authors in other African countries (Ruganzu et al, 2014;Gichangi et al, 2012;Musoni et al, 2014;Rujamizi et al, 2017). The reduction of tree plantations associated with the high cost of stick staking explains the unavailability of sticks for staking (Ntukamazina et al, 2014).…”

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Farmers traditional practices and management methods of stored common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) insect pests in the central region of Benin Republic

Loko¹,

Joel²,

Orobiyi³

et al. 2018

J. Hortic. For.

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Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a legume that contributes to food security and poverty reduction in Benin. However, there is very little information on its production constraints, varietal diversity, storage practices, storage insect management, and seed system. While these information are necessary for use in breeding programs and a better conservation of this legume. To fill these gaps, ethnobotanical surveys were conducted in 23 villages selected through central Benin using participatory rural appraisal tools and techniques. The number of beans landraces ranged from 3 to 5 per village (4.7 on averages) and from 1 to 4 per household (1.7 on average). A total of 26 common beans folk varieties, corresponding to 12 climbing bean landraces were recorded in the study area. A high rate of threat of landraces disappearance was recorded through surveyed villages. Various seeds storage tools were recorded and the seed system was essentially informal. The use of inert substances, chemical insecticides and insect repellent/insecticidal plants to control storage insects has been reported in the study area. Farmers noted a differential susceptibility of common bean landraces to storage insect pest. Our findings showed that there is an urgent need of development of integrated bean storage insect management strategies.

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Farmers traditional practices and management methods of stored common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) insect pests in the central region of Benin Republic

Loko¹,

Joel²,

Orobiyi³

et al. 2018

J. Hortic. For.

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“…climbing bean, yet the availability and costs of staking material represent a major limitation (Musoni et al, 2014;Ruganzu et al, 2014).…”

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Poor Farmers – Poor Yields: Socio-Economic, Soil Fertility and Crop Management Indicators Affecting Climbing Bean Productivity in Northern Rwanda

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Baijukya

Kantengwa³

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SUMMARYClimbing bean is the key staple legume crop in the highlands of East and Central Africa. We assessed the impact of interactions between soil fertility characteristics, crop management and socio-economic factors, such as household resource endowment and gender of the farmer, on climbing bean productivity and yield responses to basal P fertiliser in northern Rwanda. Through a combination of detailed characterisations of 12 farms and on-farm demonstration trials at 110 sites, we evaluated variability in grain yields and responses to fertiliser. Grain yields varied between 0.14 and 6.9 t ha −1 with an overall average of 1.69 t ha −1 . Household resource endowment and gender of the farmer was strongly associated with climbing bean yield, even though these were partly confounded with Sector. Poorer households and women farmers achieved lower yields than wealthier households and male farmers. Household resource endowment and gender were likely to act as proxies for a range of agronomic and crop management factors that determine crop productivity, such as soil fertility, current and past access to organic manure and mineral fertiliser, access to sufficient quality staking material, ability to conduct crop management operation on time, but we found evidence for only some of these relationships. Poorer households and female farmers grew beans on soils with poorer soil fertility. Moreover, poorer households had a lower density of stakes, while stake density was strongly correlated with yield. Diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertiliser application led to a substantial increase in the average grain yield (0.66 t ha −1 ), but a large variability in responses implied that its use would be economically worthwhile for roughly half of the farmers. For the sake of targeting agricultural innovations to those households that are most likely to adopt, the Ubudehe household typology -a Rwandan government system of wealth categorisation -could be a useful and easily available tool to structure rural households within regions of Rwanda that are relatively uniform in agro-ecology.

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“…Climbing beans are therefore better grown as sole crops, which means that, in land scarce areas, they will likely replace existing crops. Climbing beans also need to be staked, requiring additional labour and capital (Sperling and Muyaneza, 1995;Musoni et al, 2014;Ruganzu et al, 2014). The combination of climbing beans being a new crop, requiring a change in cropping system compared with bush bean and the need for investments in staking material made this legume an interesting example for a co-design process, understanding use and adaptation and exploring its fit at farm level.…”

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“…The lack of stakes is a constraint frequently heard for climbing bean cultivation (Musoni et al, 2014;Ruganzu et al, 2014), and particularly in eastern Uganda . Farmers commented, however, that if climbing beans give a good profit they are willing to invest in them.…”

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From targeting to tailoring : baskets of options for legume cultivation among African smallholders

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Farmers’ Knowledge and Perception of Climbing Beans-Based Cropping Systems in Rwanda

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Farmers traditional practices and management methods of stored common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) insect pests in the central region of Benin Republic

Farmers traditional practices and management methods of stored common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) insect pests in the central region of Benin Republic

Poor Farmers – Poor Yields: Socio-Economic, Soil Fertility and Crop Management Indicators Affecting Climbing Bean Productivity in Northern Rwanda

From targeting to tailoring : baskets of options for legume cultivation among African smallholders

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