Co-design of improved climbing bean production practices for smallholder farmers in the highlands of Uganda.

ABSTRACT: We evaluated the usefulness of a co-design process to generate a relevant basket of options for climbing bean cultivation in the context of a large-scale project. The aim was to identify a range of options sufficiently diverse to be of interest for farmers of widely-different resource endowment. The co-design process consisted of three cycles of demonstration, evaluation and re-design in the eastern and southwestern highlands of Uganda in 2014-2015. Evaluations aimed to distinguish preferences of farmers between the two areas, and among farmers of different gender and socio-economic backgrounds. Farmers, researchers, extension officers and NGO staff re-designed treatments for demonstrations in the next season. Climbing bean yields and evaluation scores varied between seasons and sites. Eva

SUBMITTER: Ronner E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686619 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature