Farmers' use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda.

ABSTRACT: 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

SUBMITTER: Ronner E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5946703 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature