Empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in Uganda

Most smallholder farmers in Uganda often opt to farm the more popular crops which include coffee, plantain, cassava, sweet potatoes, and maize. Smallholder bean farming in Uganda is however overtaking the crops as farmers are seeing the potential that bean farming possesses. Women in the traditional...

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Main Authors: Akpo, E., Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng, Omoigui, L.O., Rubyogo, Jean-Claude, Varshney, Rajeev K.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108940
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Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng
Omoigui, L.O.
Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
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description Most smallholder farmers in Uganda often opt to farm the more popular crops which include coffee, plantain, cassava, sweet potatoes, and maize. Smallholder bean farming in Uganda is however overtaking the crops as farmers are seeing the potential that bean farming possesses. Women in the traditional Ugandan setting are considered as care givers and are tasked with ensuring food security. In Northern Uganda for instance, women are not entitled to inheriting land. When it comes to land sharing, women are only allowed to endorse the sharing. They are however given a portion where they can plant crops they can utilize in the household. The tropical legumes however strived to eradicate the stereotype that exists with the position of women in production for commercial purposes (Fig. 5.1).
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spelling CGSpace1089402024-03-06T10:16:43Z Empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in Uganda Akpo, E. Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng Omoigui, L.O. Rubyogo, Jean-Claude Varshney, Rajeev K. common beans grain legumes food security smallholders farmers gender Most smallholder farmers in Uganda often opt to farm the more popular crops which include coffee, plantain, cassava, sweet potatoes, and maize. Smallholder bean farming in Uganda is however overtaking the crops as farmers are seeing the potential that bean farming possesses. Women in the traditional Ugandan setting are considered as care givers and are tasked with ensuring food security. In Northern Uganda for instance, women are not entitled to inheriting land. When it comes to land sharing, women are only allowed to endorse the sharing. They are however given a portion where they can plant crops they can utilize in the household. The tropical legumes however strived to eradicate the stereotype that exists with the position of women in production for commercial purposes (Fig. 5.1). 2020 2020-08-04T14:56:00Z 2020-08-04T14:56:00Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108940 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Akpo, E., Ojiewo, C.O., Omoigui, L.O., Rubyogo, J.C. & Varshney, R.K. (2020). Empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in Uganda. In E. Akpo, C.O. Ojiewo, L.O. Omoigui, J.C., Rubyogo, and R.K. Varshney, Sowing legume seeds, reaping cash: a renaissance within communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Gateway East, Singapore: Springer International Publishing, (p. 65-75).
spellingShingle common beans
grain legumes
food security
smallholders
farmers
gender
Akpo, E.
Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng
Omoigui, L.O.
Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
Varshney, Rajeev K.
Empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in Uganda
title Empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in Uganda
title_full Empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in Uganda
title_fullStr Empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in Uganda
title_short Empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in Uganda
title_sort empowered communities tell their own stories from common bean production in uganda
topic common beans
grain legumes
food security
smallholders
farmers
gender
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108940
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