The Extent and Causes of Banana (Musa Spp.) Market Distortions in Uganda

Ngambeki, D.S.; Nowakunda, K.; Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2010.879.12

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“…The findings are an indicator of the opportunity for private sector investment in addressing the actors" constraints along the BVC. The results were similar to the findings of Ngambeki et al (2010) in the study of banana market distortions in Uganda who found that an estimated of19% of banana farmers sold their banana produce through farmer groups and contracting. The relationship between group membership and the proportion of farmers who sell through these groups was an indicator of the reverse gains in collective banana marketing.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…information asymmetry, thus constraining market access as well as benefits derivable from banana trade. The findings were similar to those of Ngambeki et al (2010) who established that the major information source in the banana value chain were the traders and middlemen followed by other farmers. The potential bias of sources increases the likelihood of misinformation especially from traders and middlemen who could provide information geared to favor them.…”

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confidence: 87%

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Assessment of innovative market access options for banana value chain in Uganda

Alex¹,

Makindara²,

George³

et al. 2015

J. Dev. Agric. Econ.

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Smallholder banana farmers depend almost entirely on fresh banana for their livelihoods in Uganda. Similarly, other banana value chain (BVC) actors specialize in the trade of the fresh fruit for income and employment. Therefore, improving the efficiency of market access options in Uganda's banana subsector is one way that banana value chain actors can benefit through the sale of their banana products. In order to achieve this, the actors need to be innovative; departing from dependence on the same product and traditional markets/approaches that limit available benefits. This paper is aimed at identifying innovative market access options among the banana value chain actors in Uganda as a basis for projecting the potential. Cross-sectional research design incorporating 240 value chain actors was employed for the study. The major innovative market access options assessed during the study were collective marketing, contract farming, mobile phone platforms, value addition options and supermarkets. The study discovered that innovative market access options such as farmer associations/collective marketing groups, use of mobile phone tools and value addition among banana actors were vital in improving market access but were underutilized. As such, there is need to develop a specific banana value chain development strategic framework in order to tap up innovations among the value chain actors and promote their diffusion across key banana growing districts in Uganda.

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confidence: 88%

Section: Innovative Market Access Options and Actors In Ugandasupporting

confidence: 87%

Assessment of innovative market access options for banana value chain in Uganda

Alex¹,

Makindara²,

George³

et al. 2015

J. Dev. Agric. Econ.

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“…Most BXW research to date has focused on cooking banana systems, moreover especially on epidemiology and production aspects with little attention given to aspects of how this new threat has affected value chains. This combined with the emphasis that all studies on banana value chains in Uganda (Spilsbury et al, 2002;Ngambeki et al, 2010), have on cooking bananas makes the body of literature on beer-banana in Uganda rather small. In the context of the importance of beer-banana production and processing for livelihoods in Central Uganda, emerging opportunities due to potentially growing markets and threats presented chiefly by BXW we thought it relevant to describe the beer-banana value chain including identification of the chain actors, opportunities and threats with particular emphasis on the effects of BXW on the beer-banana value chain.…”

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The effect of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt on beer-banana value chains in central Uganda

Rietveld¹,

Jogo²,

Mpiira

et al. 2014

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

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Purpose – Beer-bananas in Central Uganda are important for smallholder farmers’ livelihoods, especially for those that process the banana into beer and spirits. The purpose of this paper is to understand how actors in the beer-banana value chain are affected and how they are managing disease has become an important issue since the outbreak of the bacterial banana disease Xanthomonas Wilt. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted an exploratory study focusing on producers of beer-bananas; brewers and non-brewers, and on retailers in Central Uganda and in Kampala. The authors conducted surveys with these value chain actors and we used baseline data, collected through a household survey in the project sites. Findings – Results showed that Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) has drastically reduced productivity of beer-banana systems, resulting in reduced sales volumes of beer-bananas and processed products and consequently reduced incomes. Application of disease control measures was generally higher among those farmers that brew. Research limitations/implications – This being an exploratory study, the samples for the different value chain actors were rather small. Future research should address: product quality and opportunities for differentiation; effects of beer-banana processing on rural communities; adoption of BXW control measures. Originality/value – Beer-bananas are often neglected in research; this paper shows that is unfounded since beer-banana production and processing are important for many people’s livelihood. More insight into what motivates farmers to control the disease is essential to protect these people’s livelihoods.

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