Common beans Tanzania: Climate change risks and opportunities
In Tanzania, 7% of the land under production is used for the cultivation of beans. The average yield of beans (dry) is 888 kilograms per hectare (CIAT & World Bank, 2017). Common beans, despite its relatively low profitability, is considered a key value chain crop because of its inclusiveness, nutritional value, food security contribution and cash-crop importance (60% of the produced volumes are commercialized in the local market), and nitrogen fixation.
Citation
Demissie T, Groot A, Duku C, Budding-Polo M, Kabuka G, Nkenja E, Ninga K, Lyimo R, Recha J, Osumba J, Schonenberg P. 2019. Common beans Tanzania: Climate change risks and opportunities. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS); Wageningen Environmental Research, The Netherlands.