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    • Breeding Red-Mottled Beans for East and Central Africa 

      Namayanja, A; Tukamuhabwa, P; Opio, F; Ugen, M; Kimani, P. M; Takusewanya, R; Kitinda, X (2001)
      The common bean is grown by more than 90% of small-scale farmers in Africa. Of all the seed types grown in East and Central Africa, the red-mottled types occupy the greatest area: 650,000 ha in Eastern Africa and 90,000 ...
    • Structure and conduct of cross-border bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) marketing in east Africa: the case of western Kenya and eastern Uganda 

      Mauyo, L. W; Kosgei, D. K; Okalebo, J. R; Kirkby, R. A; Kimani, P. M; Ugen, M; Maritim, H. K (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, KenyaMoi University, Eldorate, KenyaCIAT-AFRICA, Kampala, UgandaNamulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute (NAARI), Kampala, Uganda, 2003)
      This study was conducted to assess the current status of cross-border bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) marketing patterns in the border districts of Kenya and Uganda, with a view to improving the marketing system in the ...