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Climbing Beans In Rwanda: Development, Impact, And Challenges
(2001)
Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are the second major contributor of dietary protein in East and Central
Africa. With an adoption rate of 50% among farmers just 10 years after their introduction, improved
climbing beans are ...
Breeding Red-Mottled Beans for East and Central Africa
(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 ...
Bean Breeding For Africa: Strategy And Plan
(2001)
The common bean is the principal grain legume grown by small-scale, resource-poor farmers for food
and sale in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. However, its productivity is severely constrained by
many biotic and ...
Breeding beans for smallholder farmers in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa: Constraints, achievements, and potential
(2001)
Serious declines in food security and income in sub-Saharan Africa over the past two decades have resulted
in widespread poverty and malnutrition, especially among resource-poor smallholders and the urban poor.
The common ...