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The influence of socio-economic and marketing factors on banana production in Rwanda: Results from a Participatory Rural Appraisal
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Keywords: Bananas, banana marketing, brewing bananas, farming systems, highland bananas, Rwanda
SUMMARY
A participatory rural appraisal was conducted in four banana-producing regions of Rwanda to: (1) determine the importance of bananas as food and cash crops, and (2) to clarify the influence of socio-economic and market factors on banana production. Bananas were generally grown on smallholdings (0.2-1.0 ha). Brewing bananas were the most important cash crop in Kivu Lake Border,...
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