Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management
Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is a devastating disease for banana and enset in east, central and Horn of Africa since 1968. The disease has spread to all banana growing countries in the region in the last decade, causing yield losses of up to 80 to 100%. Several efforts have been undertaken to devel...
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| author | Tinzaara, William Ssekiwoko, F. Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi Karamura, E. |
| author_browse | Karamura, E. Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi Ssekiwoko, F. Tinzaara, William |
| author_facet | Tinzaara, William Ssekiwoko, F. Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi Karamura, E. |
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| description | Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is a devastating disease for banana and enset in east, central and Horn of Africa since 1968. The disease has spread to all banana growing countries in the region in the last decade, causing yield losses of up to 80 to 100%. Several efforts have been undertaken to develop and implement technologies for BXW management and their effective deployment with varying successes. This paper presents a new participatory approach for managing BXW named Learning and Experimentation Approaches For Farmers (LEAFF) and describes how it was implemented, tested and evaluated among 220 farmers across two agroecological regions, central and South-western Uganda. Results showed that there was a general reduction in the number of infected plants, corresponding to 7% increase in productivity of banana among the LEAFF compared to the non LEAFF participating farmers. The findings suggested that scaling out LEAFF to different parts in the region can significantly contribute to effective and sustainable adoption of BXW management technologies, and in turn, can lead to improved productivity and smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1069822025-11-12T05:38:28Z Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management Tinzaara, William Ssekiwoko, F. Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi Karamura, E. banana xanthomonas wilt innovation adoption farmer participation disease management Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is a devastating disease for banana and enset in east, central and Horn of Africa since 1968. The disease has spread to all banana growing countries in the region in the last decade, causing yield losses of up to 80 to 100%. Several efforts have been undertaken to develop and implement technologies for BXW management and their effective deployment with varying successes. This paper presents a new participatory approach for managing BXW named Learning and Experimentation Approaches For Farmers (LEAFF) and describes how it was implemented, tested and evaluated among 220 farmers across two agroecological regions, central and South-western Uganda. Results showed that there was a general reduction in the number of infected plants, corresponding to 7% increase in productivity of banana among the LEAFF compared to the non LEAFF participating farmers. The findings suggested that scaling out LEAFF to different parts in the region can significantly contribute to effective and sustainable adoption of BXW management technologies, and in turn, can lead to improved productivity and smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. 2019 2020-02-07T10:04:35Z 2020-02-07T10:04:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106982 en Open Access application/pdf Academic Journals Tinzaara, W.; Ssekiwoko, F.; Kikulwe, E.; Karamura, E. (2019) Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development 11(7) p. 128-138 ISSN: 2141-2170 |
| spellingShingle | banana xanthomonas wilt innovation adoption farmer participation disease management Tinzaara, William Ssekiwoko, F. Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi Karamura, E. Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management |
| title | Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management |
| title_full | Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management |
| title_short | Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management |
| title_sort | effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management |
| topic | banana xanthomonas wilt innovation adoption farmer participation disease management |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106982 |
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