An Economic Assessment of Banana Genetic Improvement and ...

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2.1 Sample domain: Elevation overlaid with exposure/nonexposure 17
2.2 Sites sampled for survey 18
2.3 Graphical depiction of analytical model used to assess the economic benefits
of mitigating productivity losses 19
2.4 Time profiles of research costs and benefits 20
3.1 General classification of banana cultivars, genomic groups, and uses 27
3.2 Map of Tanzania showing banana supply routes 31
3.3 Nominal retail prices (Tsh) of cooking and dessert bananas, 1991–2000 33
3.4 Uganda banana exports 33
4.1 Introduction of exotic banana cultivars to Kagera Region by farmers 40
6.1 Change in predicted total industry demand for planting material of Nakitembe
from effective trait insertion and other supporting investments, for different
levels of resistance, by scenario 84
10.1 Yield loss avoided by adoption of improved practices and/or technologies
for different production system plantation life cycles: Scenario Group 1
(current best practice), increased adoption of improved agronomic and
integrated pest management practices for the management of weevils 149
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