Search Results - "Burundi"

Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: The case of smallholder farmers in Burundi by Ochieng, J., Niyuhire, M.C., Ruraduma, Capitoline, Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Ouma, Emily A.

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Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi by Lambrecht, Isabel B., Vranken, L., Merckx, Roel, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Maertens, M.

“…The authors implement a choice experiment among 200 farmers in Burundi and use mixed logit models to analyse preferences for specific traits of improved climbing bean varieties. …”
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Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi: an application of a propensity score matching approach by Ouma, Emily A., Dubois, T., Kabunga, N., Nkurunziza, S., Qaim, M., Asten, Piet J.A. van

“…Pests and diseases are among the main reasons for low banana productivity in smallholder farming systems in the central African highlands, where the crop is an important staple, In parts of Rwanda, Burundi and North and South Kivu provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, diseases such as banana bunchy top virus and banana Xanthomonas wilt are prevalent, thereby creating a large demand for new planting material and improved varieties that may have higher yield combined with resistance to diseases or nematodes. …”
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Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: the case of smallholder farmers in Burundi by Ochieng, J., Ruraduma, Capitoline, Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Wozemba, D., Niyuhire, M.C., Ouma, Emily A.

“…The study was conducted in six provinces of Burundi in 2010 using a multi-stage stratified sampling procedure to select a sample of 380 smallholder bean farmers. …”
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Occurrence of aflatoxin in agricultural produce from local markets in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Udomkun, Patchimaporn, Mutegi, C., Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Atehnkeng, J., Nabahungu, N.L., Njukwe, E., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

“…Samples collected from Burundi contained relatively higher (p > 0.0.5) levels of aflatoxins. …”
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Perceiving the Burundi social crisis : a matter of ethnic interests or conflict over natural resources by Nkundwanabake, Pierre-Claver

“…The ethnic conflict of Burundi has deep historical and social roots. In the pre-colonial period, Burundi was a hierarchical society, but the interdependence of the political and social system gave coherence and social strength. …”

Assessment of livestock feed resources and potential feed options in the farming systems of eastern DR Congo and Burundi by Bacigale, Samy B., Nabahungu, Leon N., Okafor, Chris, Manyawu, Godfrey J., Duncan, Alan J.

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Understanding gender roles and practices in the household and on the farm: Implications for banana disease management innovation processes in Burundi by Iradukunda, F., Bullock, Renee, Rietveld, Anne M., Schagen, Boudy van

“…We draw on a case study in Burundi, where single disease stem removal (SDSR) has been introduced as a labour-saving package to reduce BXW incidence. …”
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The role of women in production and management of RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide, and women work? by Okonya, J., Mudege, Netsayi N., Rietveld, Anne M., Nduwayezu, A., Kantungeko, D., Hakizimana, B.M., Nyaga, J.N., Blomme, Guy, Legg, James P., Kroschel, Jürgen

“…In 2014, the research team conducted a quantitative household survey with heads of households involving 261 women and 144 men in Burundi and 184 women and 222 men in Rwanda. Most of the decisions and labor provision during the production of both cash crops (potato and banana) and food crops (sweet potato and cassava) were done jointly by men and women in male-headed households. …”
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Women and RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide, and women work? Research Brief 01 by Okonya, J., Mudege, Netsayi N., Rietveld, Anne M., Nduwayezu, A., Kantungeko, D., Hakizimana, B.M., Nyaga, J.N., Blomme, Guy, Legg, James P., Kroschel, Jürgen

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Opportunities and constraints to smallholder dairy market development in Burundi: A dairy value chain assessment report by Ouma, Emily A., Manyawu, Godfrey J., Handlos, Michael, Baltenweck, Isabelle

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The role of women in production and management of RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide and women work? by Okonya, Joshua Sikhu

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Influence of altitude as a proxy for temperature on key Musa pests and diseases in watershed areas of Burundi and Rwanda by Nakato, Gloria Valentine, Okonya, Joshua Sikhu, Kantungeko, Deo, Ocimati, Walter, Mahuku, George, Legg, James P., Blomme, Guy

“…We assessed the occurrence of banana pests and diseases in 93 banana fields across three altitude ranges in Burundi and 99 fields distributed in two altitude ranges in Rwanda watersheds. …”
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Améliorer la productivité laitière par l’amélioration nutritionnelle et génétique bovine au Burundi by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Le Projet Régional de Développement Agricole Intégré dans les Grands Lacs (PRDAIGL) a conduit des essais d’adaptabilité des variétés fourragères riches en nutriments dans des fermes sélectionnées au Burundi. Dans cette vidéo, des experts et des agriculteurs partagent les résultats de ces essais et les avantages des nouvelles variétés. …”
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The impact of Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program in Burundi, on maternal and child anemia by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T.

“…Tubaramure is a food‐assisted, preventive maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) program targeted to pregnant women and their child 0‐2 y of age (first 1000 days) in two highly food insecure provinces in Burundi. Monthly food rations include corn‐soy‐blend (CSB) and vit A‐ and D‐fortified oil. …”
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Impact of Rift Valley fever outbreaks on food price index in Burundi: An interrupted time series analysis by Mulwa, D., Kazuzuru, B., Misinzo, G., Bett, Bernard K.

“…The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the April 2022 Rift Valley fever (RVF) disease outbreaks on the food price index in Burundi using an Interrupted Time Series (ITS) analysis. …”
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Forest-related research capacity in Eastern Africa: Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda by Spilsbury, M.J., Kowero, G.S., Mukolwe, M.O., Netzehti, A., Legesse, W.W., Nsengiyumva, O., Kiwuso, P., Sabas, E.

“…In 2001/02 a survey of forty-seven organisations conducting forest-related research in the Eastern African countries of Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, was conducted. …”
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Comparison of disease patterns assessed by three independent surveys of cassava mosaic virus disease in Rwanda and Burundi by Bouwmeester, H.J., Heuvelink, Gerard B.M., Legg, James P., Stoorvogel, J.J.

“…This study compared the spatial distribution of CMD using three independent surveys in Rwanda and Burundi. Geostatistical techniques were used to interpolate the pointbased surveys and predict the spatial distributions of different measures of the disease. …”
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Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi by Niyuhire, M.C., Pypers, Pieter, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Nziguheba, Generose, Roobroeck, D., Merckx, Roel

“…Soil fertility decline is a major constraint to bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and maize (Zea mays) production in the Central Highlands of Burundi. Nutrient sources, specifically fertilizers, are paramount to increasing the production in the regions. …”
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Report of Burundi seed producers learning visit to Cedo (June 17th – 20th, 2018) by Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance

“…In Burundi, common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is an important subsistence crop for smallholding farmers as it forms an important part of daily diet providing 20% of required calories and 50% of proteins. …”
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