Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications
Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world (Clarke 2003). However, banana production in Uganda is limited by several productivity constraints, such as insects, diseases, soil depletion, and poor agronomic practices. To address...
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| author | Kikulwe, Enoch Birol, Ekin Wesseler, Justus Falck-Zepeda, José B. |
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| description | Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world (Clarke 2003). However, banana production in Uganda is limited by several productivity constraints, such as insects, diseases, soil depletion, and poor agronomic practices. To address these constraints, the country has invested significant resources in research and development (R&D) and other publicly funded programs, pursuing approaches over both the short and long term. Uganda formally initiated its short-term approach in the early 1990s; it involves the collection of both local and foreign germplasms for the evaluation and selection of cultivars tolerant to the productivity constraints. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1536102025-11-06T03:57:11Z Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications Kikulwe, Enoch Birol, Ekin Wesseler, Justus Falck-Zepeda, José B. biotechnology transgenic plants risk assessment economic aspects biosafety regulations biotechnological safety socio-economic development genetically engineered organisms genetically modified foods data collection genetic variation ex ante impact assessment ex-post impact assessment developing countries cotton maize bananas agricultural research Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world (Clarke 2003). However, banana production in Uganda is limited by several productivity constraints, such as insects, diseases, soil depletion, and poor agronomic practices. To address these constraints, the country has invested significant resources in research and development (R&D) and other publicly funded programs, pursuing approaches over both the short and long term. Uganda formally initiated its short-term approach in the early 1990s; it involves the collection of both local and foreign germplasms for the evaluation and selection of cultivars tolerant to the productivity constraints. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:51Z 2024-10-01T13:56:51Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153610 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kikulwe, Enoch; Birol, Ekin; Wesseler, Justus and Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin. 2013. Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications. In Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara. Eds. Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin; Gruère, Guillaume P. and Sithole-Niang, Idah. Chapter 4 Pp. 99-141. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153610 |
| spellingShingle | biotechnology transgenic plants risk assessment economic aspects biosafety regulations biotechnological safety socio-economic development genetically engineered organisms genetically modified foods data collection genetic variation ex ante impact assessment ex-post impact assessment developing countries cotton maize bananas agricultural research Kikulwe, Enoch Birol, Ekin Wesseler, Justus Falck-Zepeda, José B. Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications |
| title | Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications |
| title_full | Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications |
| title_fullStr | Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications |
| title_short | Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications |
| title_sort | benefits costs and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus resistant banana in uganda and policy implications |
| topic | biotechnology transgenic plants risk assessment economic aspects biosafety regulations biotechnological safety socio-economic development genetically engineered organisms genetically modified foods data collection genetic variation ex ante impact assessment ex-post impact assessment developing countries cotton maize bananas agricultural research |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153610 |
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