Abstract:
Bananas are an important staple food crop and livelihood base
for about 16 million people in Uganda. Its survival over the
years can be traced to key factors and actors, who through
learning, adjusting and innovations have sustained bananas in
Uganda against several biophysical threats over the years.
Preliminary results show key innovation in the banana subsector
as; germplasm collection, preservation and generation of new
varieties, integration of livestock into the banana farming system
for soil improvement, integration of cultural and
conventional practices for pest and disease management,
optimization and scaling-up of traditional value-addition, and
promoting irrigation technologies in banana systems to stagger
production and control prices.
Les bananes sont une culture et aliment de base important et la
base des moyens de subsistance pour environ 16 millions de
personnes en Ouganda. Sa survie au cours des années peut
être attribuée à des facteurs clés et les acteurs qui, à travers
l’apprentissage, l’adaptation et les innovations ont subi des
bananes en Ouganda contre plusieurs menaces biophysique au
fil des ans. Les résultats préliminaires montrent de l’innovation
clé dans le secteur des bananes, comme, la collecte du matériel
génétique, la conservation et la production de nouvelles variétés,
l’intégration de l’élevage dans la culture de la banane-système
pour l’amélioration des sols, l’intégration des pratiques culturelles
et traditionnelles pour l’optimisation de la gestion des ravageurs
et maladies, et l’extension des d’ajout de valeur traditionnelle,
et la promotion des technologies d’irrigation dans les systèmes
de bananes d’étaler la production et le contrôle des prix.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
Country:
Region Focus:
East Africa
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Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Licence conditions:
Open Access
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Printed resource
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Extent:
1691-1697
Notes:
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme socio-economics".
