Insights into potato innovation systems in Bolivia, Ethiopia, Peru and Uganda

Ortiz, Oscar; Orrego, Ricardo; Pradel, Willy; Gildemacher, Peter; Castillo, Renee; Otiniano, Ronal; Gabriel, Julio; Vallejo, Juan; Torres, Omar; Woldegiorgis, G.; Damene, Belew; Kakuhenzire, R.; Kasahija, Imelda; Kahiu, Ignatious

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2012.08.007

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“…More often, these micro-business operators sold their produce at a give-away price to avoid waste. As various authors on the subject note, market facilities in developing countries are limited, which makes it difficult to trade in perishable goods (Akpan et al, 2013;Ortiz et al, 2013). Such facilities include electricity and cold storage facilities as well as covered shops.…”

Section: Insufficient Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite these efforts to make businesses in rural areas of Uganda thrive, large parts of rural Uganda are still trapped in subsistence production with little or no income-generating activities. A number of studies recognize that small businesses are the engine of growth for developing countries like Uganda ((Makita et al, 2010;Ortiz et al, 2013;van der Vleuten, Stam, & van der Plas, 2013). This study seeks to find out what hinders the transition from largely subsistence production to businessoriented economic activities in Ugandan rural areas, especially where funding is accessible.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Challenges Inhibiting the Transformation of Subsistence Farming into Thriving Agri-business in Rural Uganda

Miruka¹,

Kabegambire²

2015

Ghana J. Dev. Stud.

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Section: Insufficient Marketsmentioning

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Section: Statement Of the Problemmentioning

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Challenges Inhibiting the Transformation of Subsistence Farming into Thriving Agri-business in Rural Uganda

Miruka¹,

Kabegambire²

2015

Ghana J. Dev. Stud.

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“…This situation is not different from the realities that yields of potato are relatively low in developing countries [13]. Prior studies conducted in potato technology adoption revealed low level of adoption of related technologies in the country [14][15][16].…”

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confidence: 76%

Why do Smallholder Farmers Apply Inorganic Fertilizers below the Recommended Rates? Empirical Evidence from Potato Production in Eastern Ethiopia

Kebede¹,

Ketema²

2017

Adv Crop Sci Tech

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Evidences suggested that use levels of inorganic fertilizers in potato production in Ethiopia are below the recommended rates. This study is aimed at accessing factors contributing to this. The study utilized data collected from 171 randomly selected potato producing households. A two-limit Tobit model result revealed that variation in districts, access to irrigation, frequency of extension contact, and livestock holding significantly affected intensity of adoption of both DAP and Urea in potato production. In addition, access to credit and annual income significantly determined adoption intensity of DAP. It is therefore, essential to give due emphasis to these determinants in supporting smallholder farmers in order to enhance potato productivity.

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“…strengthening innovation capacity of potato-related government organizations would be desirable to start the process as per the project (Ortiz et al, 2013). As the result, scholars began proposing new theories, such as the innovation systems approach, to explain how multiple stakeholders interact, exchange information, generate knowledge and develop innovations for solving problems.…”

Section: Aeroponics and Sand Hydroponics Techniquesmentioning

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Accelerating Seed Potato Production By Using Rapid Multiplication Systems in Ethiopia

Gebrehanna

Chindi²,

W/Giorgis³

et al. 2018

OSJ

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Ethiopia is one of the major potato producing countries of the Sub-Saharan Africa region where potato is the fastest expanding food crop. The natural environment in Ethiopia is very suitable for year round production of potato using rain-fed and irrigated systems. However, the actual potato yield in the country ranges between 8-10 t/ha, which is slightly below the average for Africa. Shortage of good quality seed has been recognized as the single most important factor limiting potato production in the developing countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to review the accelerating role of rapid seed potato multiplication technologies for potato seed production in Ethiopia. A low adoption of recommended seed potato technologies in the country could be due to a lack of alternative seed potato production methods compatible with farmers’ economic and agro-ecological conditions. Since 2010, Holetta Agricultural Research Centre in collaboration with International Potato Center together are applying different seed potato production hastening schemes to produce early generation seed. These seed multiplication schemes include, tissue culture, aeroponics, sand hydroponics and other rapid multiplication methods in screen house pots. These seed potato multiplication schemes brought a dynamic change for the last five years by accelerating the supply efficiency by 7.6% with enhancing the number from 43,773 mini-tubers to 332,485 mini-tubers. Moreover, these new seed multiplication schemes enhanced the capacity of clean seed production of the country by producing 216,717 mini-tubers of high quality seed from aeroponics and sand hydroponics. The farmers could also access early generation clean seed potato through their nearby cooperatives with affordable price and with lowtransportation cost. Thus, for developing countries like Ethiopia where formal seed system is at infant stages and early generation seed is mostly produced by research institutions, the use of various rapid multiplication techniques could be one option to produce clean seed potato.

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Insights into potato innovation systems in Bolivia, Ethiopia, Peru and Uganda

Cited by 55 publications

References 28 publications

Challenges Inhibiting the Transformation of Subsistence Farming into Thriving Agri-business in Rural Uganda

Challenges Inhibiting the Transformation of Subsistence Farming into Thriving Agri-business in Rural Uganda

Why do Smallholder Farmers Apply Inorganic Fertilizers below the Recommended Rates? Empirical Evidence from Potato Production in Eastern Ethiopia

Accelerating Seed Potato Production By Using Rapid Multiplication Systems in Ethiopia

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