In the last two decades, the introduction of new banana varieties into the Kagera banana-based farming systems has increasingly becoming one of the strategies to revive the declining banana production caused by pest infestations and low soil fertility. This study was conducted to assess the adoption and economic impacts of the new banana varieties on farmers livelihoods in Kagera region, Tanzania. The study covered a total of 260 households randomly selected from 13 villages found in three different agro-ecological zones. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Logit and Tobit...
In the last two decades, the introduction of new banana varieties into the Kagera banana-based farming systems has increasingly becoming one of the st...