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Common beans: Benefits for farmers engaging in market-oriented production

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/9024/
 
Title Common beans: Benefits for farmers engaging in market-oriented production
 
Creator Miguel, M
Mwakiwa, E
Sambule, N
Kee Tui, S H
Rainde, J O
Coma, G P
Manda, D
 
Subject Food legumes
 
Description In areas like Dororo, in Manica district, Central Mozambique, commercialization of common
beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the most important strategies for farmers to improve their
livelihoods. Young farmers and women especially invest in common beans as a way to build their
assets and secure their family needs. Engaging in an Innovation Platform (IP), these farmers have
learned that they can benefit more from common beans. Farmers observed how the integration of
legume crops (common beans and mucuna) and livestock for soil fertility management through
crop rotation, cover crops and manure reduces the dependence on external inputs.
Combined with draft power animal management this has increased productivity and production of common beans.
The IP has empowered farmers’ participation in markets. Farmers became more organized. Increased production
and productivity allowed farmers to sell larger volumes in bulk. They now collectively decide at what time they
would sell their produce and at what price, expecting 50% higher revenues than what they would get by selling individually. This leaflet illustrates common bean production and market practices generated through demonstrations in the MOREP project. They are useful for farmers in similar environments like in Manica district.
 
Publisher ICRISAT
 
Date 2015-09
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
application/pdf
 
Language en
en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/9024/1/Flyer_%20Common%20Beans_English.pdf
http://oar.icrisat.org/9024/2/Flyer_Common%20Bean_Portuguese.pdf
Miguel, M and Mwakiwa, E and Sambule, N and Kee Tui, S H and Rainde, J O and Coma, G P and Manda, D (2015) Common beans: Benefits for farmers engaging in market-oriented production.