Sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in Uganda and Tanzania

This report provides an overview of the types and sources of planting material used by 1315 farmers in Uganda and Tanzania. The data was collected from six dristricts; Luwero and Mbarara in Uganda and Meru, Moshi, Bukoba and Rungwe in Tanzania. Nearly all farmers who participated in the study used...

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Autores principales: Marimo, Pricilla, Kibooga, Charity
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110988
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description This report provides an overview of the types and sources of planting material used by 1315 farmers in Uganda and Tanzania. The data was collected from six dristricts; Luwero and Mbarara in Uganda and Meru, Moshi, Bukoba and Rungwe in Tanzania. Nearly all farmers who participated in the study used suckers which they obtained them from their own farms or from friends and neighbours. Suckers are more readily available, exchanged for free or affordable and accessible to farmers. The results highlight the limited uptake of other planting material types that are mostly provided by formal institutions as evidenced by the low numbers of farmers who indicated that they used tissue culture and macropropagated plantlets. Possible sources of tissue culture and macropropagated planting materials include research stations, private sector and non-governmental organizations, which were the least used sources. Nevertheless, 38 farmers (which is still a relatively low number) from Luwero district in Uganda reported that they used tissue culture plantlets which they mostly obtained from agricultural extension services. Results show that social ties and cultural norms influence banana planting material types and sources. There is very little diffusion and use of alternative source and types that are considered formal.
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spelling CGSpace1109882025-11-05T12:17:18Z Sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in Uganda and Tanzania Marimo, Pricilla Kibooga, Charity bananas social behaviour breeding planting methods farmers banano comportamiento social mejora This report provides an overview of the types and sources of planting material used by 1315 farmers in Uganda and Tanzania. The data was collected from six dristricts; Luwero and Mbarara in Uganda and Meru, Moshi, Bukoba and Rungwe in Tanzania. Nearly all farmers who participated in the study used suckers which they obtained them from their own farms or from friends and neighbours. Suckers are more readily available, exchanged for free or affordable and accessible to farmers. The results highlight the limited uptake of other planting material types that are mostly provided by formal institutions as evidenced by the low numbers of farmers who indicated that they used tissue culture and macropropagated plantlets. Possible sources of tissue culture and macropropagated planting materials include research stations, private sector and non-governmental organizations, which were the least used sources. Nevertheless, 38 farmers (which is still a relatively low number) from Luwero district in Uganda reported that they used tissue culture plantlets which they mostly obtained from agricultural extension services. Results show that social ties and cultural norms influence banana planting material types and sources. There is very little diffusion and use of alternative source and types that are considered formal. 2020 2021-01-26T11:11:30Z 2021-01-26T11:11:30Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110988 en Open Access application/pdf Marimo, P.; Kibooga, C. (2020) Sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in Uganda and Tanzania. Report for the Breeding Better Bananas project. 6 p.
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breeding
planting methods
farmers
banano
comportamiento social
mejora
Marimo, Pricilla
Kibooga, Charity
Sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in Uganda and Tanzania
title Sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in Uganda and Tanzania
title_full Sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in Uganda and Tanzania
title_fullStr Sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in Uganda and Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in Uganda and Tanzania
title_short Sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in Uganda and Tanzania
title_sort sources and types of banana planting materials used by farmers in uganda and tanzania
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social behaviour
breeding
planting methods
farmers
banano
comportamiento social
mejora
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