Common bean plays a key role in the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Tanzania as a food and nutrition security crop and a source of income. One of the most traded bean types is the yellow and its variants. There is limited information on its production and trade with potential implications...More
This report presents one of three case studies undertaken as part of a broader study to explore and develop models for the emergence of enhanced and resilient seed systems in fragile state contexts. Eastern DRC was selected as one of the regional case studies given the variety of challenges it...More
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), various constraints limit the production of beans and cassava. This study characterizes the current status and identifies constraints limiting development of seed systems, assesses the role of market pull, estimates gross profit margins of informal seed...More
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