Exploring retailer marketing strategies for value added bean products in Kenya

Nakazi, Florence; Babirye, Immaculate; Birachi, Eliud Abucheli; Ugen, Michael Adrogu

doi:10.22434/ifamr2018.0073

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“…While beans are traditionally sold as dry seeds to consumers in Eastern and Southern Africa, the development of food processing infrastructure and demand for convenience foods is increasing the market potential for canned beans (Nakazi et al, 2019). Canning quality of bean genotypes is a complex trait that is determined by many factors, such as hydration characteristics of seed, cooking requirements, and consumer and processor preferences (Posa-Macallincag et al, 2002).…”

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Climbing bean breeding for disease resistance and grain quality traits

Portilla

Mayor-Durán²,

Buendia

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Legume Science

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Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is grown in two growth types, bush and climbing beans. The latter are preferred in several regions in East and Southern African as well as in Latin America (dominant in Rwanda and Colombia), due to higher yields and resilience compared with bush type. Common bean productivity is reduced by several pests and diseases between them. Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV), which is the most common and destructive poty-virus affecting bean production worldwide, and anthracnose, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, can cause yield losses as high as 95% in susceptible cultivars. Further important traits in common bean are high micro mineral contents to alleviate malnutrition and grain quality traits such as the canning quality of bean varieties, which is important for farmers to access the processing market. In this study, new climbing bean populations were generated (coded ENF/CGA) to combine high seed iron (SdFe) and multiple diseases resistance. Double and triple crosses between parents with virus and anthracnose resistance, high SdFe, and good agronomic traits were employed. In trials in Darien and Popayan, lines were identified that combine BCMNV/BCMV and anthracnose resistance with seed yields above 4000 kg/ha. Phenotypic evaluations validated the usefulness of SNP markers tagging the genes bc-3 and I for BCMN and Co-3 for anthracnose as a selection tool for field resistance. These results show the genetic potential of the lines that are now being tested in target regions to be delivered to smallholder farmers.anthracnose, BCMV, common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), grain quality traits, marker-assisted selection | INTRODUCTIONCommon bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important grain legume for direct human consumption (Broughton et al., 2003;Câmara et al., 2013), a staple crop in many tropical regions in East and Southern African as well as in Latin America. It is grown especially by poor smallholder farmers and a valuable component of their diets due to its high nutritional value, rich in protein, micro minerals (iron and zinc), and vitamins (folate) (Messina, 1999). The global production of dry beans has reached 32 million tons per year (FAO, 2017).

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Climbing bean breeding for disease resistance and grain quality traits

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Mayor-Durán²,

Buendia

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Legume Science

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“…A study of processed beans products in Kenya found that the retail price of canned and chilled/frozen beans was approximately 2.5 times the price of sorted and packed beans [17], and this will be higher than the price of loose beans typically bought at local markets. Ugen et al [13] also found that the retail price of canned beans imported to Uganda was three times higher than the price of unprocessed dried beans.…”

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“…Given that the majority of consumers for processed bean products (in Kenya) are individuals with limited access to information on specific products, it is important that retailers use various information channels to reach out to targeted consumers [17]. Although neither a producer nor a retailer, ICRISAT are investing in a range of initiatives aimed at addressing awareness and knowledge gaps, such as reality TV shows, competitions, village level demonstrations, etc.…”

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“…Consumer demand in low income countries for processed foods is driven by several factors including, but not limited to; urbanisation, prevalence of supermarkets, rising fuel prices and higher populations [14,17]. Without sufficient food processing capacity, many low income countries rely on imports to fulfil the growing demand for processed foods.…”

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Losing the Energy to Cook: An Exploration of Modern Food Systems and Energy Consumption in Domestic Kitchens

Scott¹,

Barnard-Tallier²,

Batchelor

2021

Energies

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The Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme has generated data on the amount of energy required to cook meals using different fuels and cooking devices. Fuel stacking is commonplace, especially among households with access to modern fuels. Experience shows that people tend to use modern fuels for quick tasks, such as preparing a cup of tea, but prefer to use biomass fuels for foods that take longer to cook. Therefore, changes in the choice of foods in the household menu have the potential to affect the transition to modern fuels. This paper discusses the potential of innovative and emerging aspects of food systems in low-income countries to impact on households. It starts by looking at the processing of indigenous crops to create convenient and nutritious food products. This leads to an overview of the rapid growth of the food processing industry and future opportunities. Consuming food that has been prepared outside of the home is also a common and rapidly growing practice, which is likely to be driven (and disrupted) by technological innovation. Cooking energy considerations depend largely on fuel stacking behaviours, and the paper argues that modern food systems have the potential to reduce energy consumption in the kitchen, and to play a role in displacing traditional biomass fuels with modern fuels.

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“…Most studies on the strategic business decisions of food retailers are from Europe (Insch et al, 2011;Liu et al, 2013;Blunch, 2001, 2008) and Asia (Lin and Wu, 2011;Manjeshwar et al, 2013;Skallerud and Grønhaug, 2010). Other empirical studies on the business decisions of traditional food retailers in SSA have focused on marketing decisions (Nakazi et al, 2019;Yami et al, 2020) and technology adoption behaviour (Kamrath et al, 2018), but there is limited empirical evidence on strategic business decisions. Although Nandonde and Kuada (2016) used a qualitative approach to evaluate the purchasing behaviour of modern food retailers in Tanzania, they did not investigate the factors that influence retailers' decisions on the quantity of products purchased and procurement strategy.…”

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Strategic business decisions of retailers in the edible insect value chain in Uganda

Donkor

Mbeche

Mithöfer

2023

IFAM

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Edible insect value chains are expected to contribute to sustainable food and nutrition security, poverty alleviation and job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is little empirical evidence on the strategic business decisions of midstream-actors in edible insect value chain. This study fills this knowledge gap by analysing the factors that influence retailers’ strategic business decisions, that is, choices of supplier, product to purchase, procurement strategy and the quantity of product purchased in the grasshopper value chain in central Uganda. Using a primary dataset collected from 500 randomly selected retailers from two districts in central Uganda, Cragg’s tobit alternative and binary probit models are applied in the empirical analysis. Retailers mainly procure grasshopper products from wholesalers and collectors. The study shows that demographic, economic, transactional and processing-related factors significantly influence retailers’ strategic business decisions in the grasshopper markets. Developing retailers’ human capital in business management practices and collective action is important to enable them to make informed strategic business decisions in the agrifood chain.

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Exploring retailer marketing strategies for value added bean products in Kenya

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Climbing bean breeding for disease resistance and grain quality traits

Climbing bean breeding for disease resistance and grain quality traits

Losing the Energy to Cook: An Exploration of Modern Food Systems and Energy Consumption in Domestic Kitchens

Strategic business decisions of retailers in the edible insect value chain in Uganda

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