Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda
Climbing beans offer potential for sustainable intensification of agriculture, but their cultivation constitutes a relatively complex technology consisting of multiple components or practices. We studied uptake of improved climbing bean production practices (improved variety, input use and managemen...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Elsevier
2018
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92348 |
| _version_ | 1855540608730398720 |
|---|---|
| author | Ronner, E. Descheemaeker, Katrien K. Almekinders, Conny J.M. Ebanyat, Peter Giller, Kenneth E. |
| author_browse | Almekinders, Conny J.M. Descheemaeker, Katrien K. Ebanyat, Peter Giller, Kenneth E. Ronner, E. |
| author_facet | Ronner, E. Descheemaeker, Katrien K. Almekinders, Conny J.M. Ebanyat, Peter Giller, Kenneth E. |
| author_sort | Ronner, E. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | Climbing beans offer potential for sustainable intensification of agriculture, but their cultivation constitutes a relatively complex technology consisting of multiple components or practices. We studied uptake of improved climbing bean production practices (improved variety, input use and management practices) through co-designed demonstrations and farmer-managed adaptation trials with 374 smallholder farmers in eastern and southwestern Uganda. A sub-set of these farmers was monitored one to three seasons after introduction. About 70% of the farmers re-planted climbing beans one season after the adaptation trial, with significant differences between eastern (50%) and southwestern Uganda (80–90%). Only 1% of the farmers used all of the improved practices and 99% adapted the technology. On average, farmers used half of the practices in different combinations, and all farmers used at least one of the practices. Yield variability of the trials was large and on average, trial plots did not yield more than farmers’ own climbing bean plots. Yet, achieved yields did not influence whether farmers continued to cultivate climbing bean in the subsequent season. Uptake of climbing beans varied with household characteristics: poorer farmers cultivated climbing beans more often but used fewer of the best-bet practices; male farmers generally used more practices than female farmers. Planting by poorer farmers resulted in adaptations such as growing climbing beans without fertilizer and with fewer and shorter stakes. Other relationships were often inconsistent and farmers changed practices from season to season. The diversity of farmer responses complicates the development of recommendation domains and warrants the development of a basket of options from which farmers can choose. Our study shows how adoption of technologies consisting of multiple components is a complicated process that is hard to capture through the measurement of an adoption rate at a single point in time. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace92348 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publishDateRange | 2018 |
| publishDateSort | 2018 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| publisherStr | Elsevier |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace923482025-11-11T11:04:34Z Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda Ronner, E. Descheemaeker, Katrien K. Almekinders, Conny J.M. Ebanyat, Peter Giller, Kenneth E. phaseolus vulgaris legumes smallholders nitrogen fixation climbing beans Climbing beans offer potential for sustainable intensification of agriculture, but their cultivation constitutes a relatively complex technology consisting of multiple components or practices. We studied uptake of improved climbing bean production practices (improved variety, input use and management practices) through co-designed demonstrations and farmer-managed adaptation trials with 374 smallholder farmers in eastern and southwestern Uganda. A sub-set of these farmers was monitored one to three seasons after introduction. About 70% of the farmers re-planted climbing beans one season after the adaptation trial, with significant differences between eastern (50%) and southwestern Uganda (80–90%). Only 1% of the farmers used all of the improved practices and 99% adapted the technology. On average, farmers used half of the practices in different combinations, and all farmers used at least one of the practices. Yield variability of the trials was large and on average, trial plots did not yield more than farmers’ own climbing bean plots. Yet, achieved yields did not influence whether farmers continued to cultivate climbing bean in the subsequent season. Uptake of climbing beans varied with household characteristics: poorer farmers cultivated climbing beans more often but used fewer of the best-bet practices; male farmers generally used more practices than female farmers. Planting by poorer farmers resulted in adaptations such as growing climbing beans without fertilizer and with fewer and shorter stakes. Other relationships were often inconsistent and farmers changed practices from season to season. The diversity of farmer responses complicates the development of recommendation domains and warrants the development of a basket of options from which farmers can choose. Our study shows how adoption of technologies consisting of multiple components is a complicated process that is hard to capture through the measurement of an adoption rate at a single point in time. 2018-07 2018-04-24T14:19:34Z 2018-04-24T14:19:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92348 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, K., Almekinders, C.J.M., Ebanyat, P. & Giller, K.E. (2018). Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 261, 186-200. |
| spellingShingle | phaseolus vulgaris legumes smallholders nitrogen fixation climbing beans Ronner, E. Descheemaeker, Katrien K. Almekinders, Conny J.M. Ebanyat, Peter Giller, Kenneth E. Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda |
| title | Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda |
| title_full | Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda |
| title_short | Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda |
| title_sort | farmers use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of uganda |
| topic | phaseolus vulgaris legumes smallholders nitrogen fixation climbing beans |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92348 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ronnere farmersuseandadaptationofimprovedclimbingbeanproductionpracticesinthehighlandsofuganda AT descheemaekerkatrienk farmersuseandadaptationofimprovedclimbingbeanproductionpracticesinthehighlandsofuganda AT almekindersconnyjm farmersuseandadaptationofimprovedclimbingbeanproductionpracticesinthehighlandsofuganda AT ebanyatpeter farmersuseandadaptationofimprovedclimbingbeanproductionpracticesinthehighlandsofuganda AT gillerkennethe farmersuseandadaptationofimprovedclimbingbeanproductionpracticesinthehighlandsofuganda |