NARO; IFPRI; Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical in Cali, Cali, Colombia; IFPRI, Kampala, Uganda
Kalyebara, R., NARO; Wood, S., IFPRI, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical in Cali, Cali, Colombia; Abodi, P.N., IFPRI, Kampala, Uganda
The potential economic benefits of a range of technology options that are available to R&D policymakers and managers in Uganda have been assessed. The assessment involved six banana production systems, determined according to productivity potential and the commercial orientation of growers and 14 technology scenarios that span current best practices for managing bananas, genetic transformation and conventional breeding. It was shown through simulations that current recommended scenarios could generate the highest levels of gross benefits, assuming relatively high rates of adoption. The productivity of the banana needs more refining according to the assessment, given its importance in the diet of Ugandans and the large amount of agricultural land currently allocated to relatively unproductive banana systems.