An Economic Assessment of Banana Genetic Improvement and ...

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3.1 Net marketing margins per bunch of cooking bananas from western Uganda
to Kampala (Ush) 30
3.2 Banana product segmentation in Tanzania 32
3.3 Estimates of cross-border trade between Uganda and neighboring countries,
1999 (tons) 33
4.1 Key dates in the history of banana improvement in Uganda 39
4.2 Names of the superior bananas disseminated by the Kagera Community
Development Programme 44
4.3 Estimated quantities of planting material (numbers of suckers) supplied to
farmers during the Kagera Community Development Programme 45
4.4 Percentage of survey farmers obtaining information about banana
management practices, by source of information 45
5.1 Social and demographic characteristics of households, by elevation,
Tanzania and Uganda 50
5.2 Average total value per household of crops stored, livestock, and other assets,
and percentage distribution by type of asset, Uganda (Ush) 51
5.3 Average total value per household of crops stored, livestock, and other assets,
and percentage distribution by type of asset, Tanzania (Tsh) 51
5.4 Percentage of farmers using credit, and use of credit, by elevation, Uganda 52
5.5 Average land owned and cropped, banana as a percentage of total cropped
area, and age of banana plantations, by elevation, Tanzania and Uganda 53
5.6 Percentage of households participating in banana markets, selling or buying
bananas, by elevation, Uganda and Tanzania 53
5.7 Percentage of banana production, sales, and use decisions made by women,
by elevation, Uganda and Tanzania 54
5.8 Average number of banana cultivars per household and per village, Uganda 55
5.9 Most common banana cultivar sold, prices, and time to market, by elevation,
Uganda 56
5.10 Average number of banana cultivars per household, by genomic group,
Tanzania 57
5.11 Average rating of endemic and hybrid bananas, by attribute, Uganda
and Tanzania 57
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