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Adoption of improved amaranth varieties and good agricultural practices in East Africa

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dc.contributor.author Ochienga, Justus
dc.contributor.author Schreinemachers, Pepijn
dc.contributor.author Ogada, Maurice
dc.contributor.author Dinssa, Fekadu F.
dc.contributor.author Barnos, William
dc.contributor.author Mndiga, Hassan
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-23T08:27:07Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-23T08:27:07Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.citation Ochienga, J., Schreinemachers, P., Ogada, M. Dinssa, F. F., Barnose , W., Mndiga,H. (2019) . Adoption of improved amaranth varieties and good agricultural practices in East Africa. Elsevier, Land Use Policy 83 ,187–194. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0264-8377
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/589
dc.description A full text article from Community and Rural Development en_US
dc.description.abstract This study quantifies the adoption of improved amaranth varieties in Kenya and Tanzania, and the extent to which these result from international vegetable breeding research conducted by the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) and partners. The study used expert elicitation and a questionnaire survey among vegetable seed producers. Nine expert panels were conducted involving 123 local experts. The results show that improved amaranth varieties were planted on 51% of the planted area in Kenya and 70% in Tanzania. Improved varieties were planted on 17,502 ha and reached 404 thousand smallholder farmers. WorldVeg is the main source of improved varieties, reaching 231 thousand farm households in Kenya and Tanzania. Seed companies sold 2.9 tons of amaranth seed in 2016 and 59% of this was WorldVeg-based germplasm. Opportunities exist to improve amaranth production through the development and promotion of better varieties (particularly re sistance to white rust and leaf spot) and good agronomic practices (particularly the use of certified seed, mineral fertilizers, seed treatment and nurseries). Investment in amaranth research and development will contribute to better livelihoods and better nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Vol. 83;
dc.subject Expert en_US
dc.subject Expert elicitation en_US
dc.subject Technology en_US
dc.subject Technology adoption en_US
dc.subject Scaling en_US
dc.subject Vegetables en_US
dc.subject Tanzania en_US
dc.subject Kenya en_US
dc.title Adoption of improved amaranth varieties and good agricultural practices in East Africa en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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