Practices and Constraints in Bambara Groundnuts Production, Marketing and Consumption in the Brong Ahafo and Upper-East Regions of Ghana

Berchie, J. N.; Adu-Dapaah, H.; Dankyi, A.A.; Plahar, W.A.; Nelson-Quartey, F.; Haleegoah, J.

doi:10.3923/ja.2010.111.118

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“…The leguminous plant is mainly grown for its underground seeds, which are eaten fresh, semi-ripe or as pulse when dry and mature or ground into flour for later use (Toure et al 2012). Its importance for human consumption was reported by many authors (Berchie et al 2010;Severin and Yao 2011;Issa et al 2014). Anyika et al (2009) reported that combined protein of legumes and cereals may be better than casein or other animal sources.…”

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Farmers’ practices, utilization, conservation and marketing of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Dosso Region, Western Niger

Ibrahim

Dansi

Salifou

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Genet Resour Crop Evol

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Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is one of the important legume crop grown in marginal soils of sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its importance in food security and income generation for small scale farmers, it remains as a neglected and underutilized crop and the productivity is very low in the field due to the lack of improved varieties and lack adequate farming practices. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate all aspects related to its production including source of seeds supply and farmers management practices, utilization, conservation and marketing. The results revealed that in this Region of Western Niger Bambara groundnut was mainly produced by female (95%) compared to male (5%).Farmers use their own recycled seed (80%) which is the main source followed by provision of recycled seeds by relatives (5%) and purchasing from the local market (15%). Also, this finding shows that there is a lack of adequate farming practices and the crop is mostly produced on inherited land without any inputs as reported by 80% of the respondents. Mono-cropping is mainly practiced by 97% of farmers while a few of them do rotation (2%) and most of pre and postharvest handling technologies are traditional. The most important traits preferred by Bambara farmers is seed colour (cream color), followed by high grain yield, early maturity and cooking ability according to the respondents with 98, 92, 88 and 72% respectively. Several features have to be taking into account in order to promote Bambara nut including its ability to do well in harsh conditions, its nutritional benefits, and its ability to fix nitrogen, thereby increasing soil fertility in mixed cropping systems.

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Farmers’ practices, utilization, conservation and marketing of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Dosso Region, Western Niger

Ibrahim

Dansi

Salifou

et al. 2018

Genet Resour Crop Evol

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“…Bediako (2000) found that farmers in Ghana used mainly mud brick granaries, baskets and woven bags to store grain legumes. Berchie et al (2010) found that most farmers surveyed in Ghana stored Bambara groundnut in woven bags: 90% in the Guinea savannah, and 67% in the forest transition area. Ayamdoo et al (2013) found most farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana storing Bambara groundnut in either clay pots or woven bags.…”

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“…Bediako (2000) indicates that none of the farmers interviewed used storage insecticides for Bambara groundnut. Berchie et al (2010) found that 37% of farmers were using storage insecticides for Bambara groundnut. Ayamdoo et al (2013) indicate that 10% use storage insecticides.…”

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Assessment of on-farm storage of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) and roselle grains (Hibiscus sabdariffa) in Niger

Moussa¹,

Lowenberg-DeBoer²,

Sawadogo³

2018

J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev

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The objective of this study was an assessment of on-farm storage practices for Bambara groundnut and roselle grains in Niger. It is based on a random sample of 164 farmers producing both crops in the Dosso and Maradi regions using a semi-structured questionnaire. Analysis of the data used Probit regression and budgeting. Fifty four percent of respondents use some type of potentially hermetic container for storage of Bambara groundnut and 46% use that type of container for roselle. Potentially, hermetic containers include metal drums, plastic jugs, and single, double and triple layer plastic bags. About 67% of the quantity of Bambara groundnut stored was in potentially hermetic containers and 58% of roselle. Triple layer Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags were used mainly by Bambara groundnut farmers storing larger quantities. While only about 10% of the respondents reported storing Bambara groundnuts in PICS bags. The quantity stored by those respondents is quite large, so about 39% of the total quantity of Bambara groundnut stored by the respondents was stored in PICS bags. For roselle, PICS bags were used by 4% of respondents for only 3% of quantity stored. Profitability of using PICS bags for one or two years is comparable to that achieved with the common practice of storing in woven bags with insecticide. While PICS bags use does not increase profitability substantially compared to insecticide use, it does allow the producer to reduce pesticide exposure and the associated health risks.

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“…The demand for Bambara groundnut is increasing due to its many uses, high nutritional value and medicinal value as it serves as a major diet for diabetic patients. Despite its high nutritive value and many uses, the crop is under-utilized; landraces are unimproved due to neglect of the crop by scientists (Berchie et al, 2010). In Nigeria the cultivation of Bambara groundnut in the Sahel and Sudan Savannah zone has declined over the past two decades.…”

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Evaluation of Seed Yield of Nigerian Bambara Groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] Landraces under Varying Water Conditions

Abejide¹,

Falusi²,

Gana³

et al. 2018

Not Sci Biol

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Seed yield of selected Nigerian Bambara Groundnut landraces under two varying water conditions was evaluated. Twenty eight (28) Bambara groundnut accessions were planted in a randomized complete block design with two treatments (Nonwater stressed and Water stressed) and replicated five times. The experiment was conducted at the Experimental Garden of the Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State. The accessions were planted in planting bags during the cropping season of 2016 between July and October. The two treatments were rain fed until maturity except during the period of exposure to water stress where the water stressed plants were transferred to a screen house made with polyvinyl ceiling to prevent water during the flowering stage for two weeks. It was observed that water stress reduced the yield of the Bambara groundnut landraces by 47%. Accessions NGB-01646-B, NGR-NI-20-H and NGB-01491 which had relatively high yield in the stressed and non-water stressed condition were considered the most drought tolerant accessions and accession NGR-KG-02-C with low yield both in stressed and non-stressed conditions was identified as the most susceptible accession. Accessions which had high yield only in water stressed conditions could serve as elite line for Bambara groundnut for areas which have problem of drought. These drought tolerant accessions identified in the research can serve as potential parent lines in breeding programmes aimed at the development of drought tolerant varieties of Bambara groundnut.

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Practices and Constraints in Bambara Groundnuts Production, Marketing and Consumption in the Brong Ahafo and Upper-East Regions of Ghana

Cited by 38 publications

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Farmers’ practices, utilization, conservation and marketing of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Dosso Region, Western Niger

Farmers’ practices, utilization, conservation and marketing of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Dosso Region, Western Niger

Assessment of on-farm storage of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) and roselle grains (Hibiscus sabdariffa) in Niger

Evaluation of Seed Yield of Nigerian Bambara Groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] Landraces under Varying Water Conditions

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