Publication
Impact Brief, 2: Sustaining a Steady Flow of High Yielding, Improved Bean Varieties Through the Bean Research Network in Central America
Details
Author(s):
B. Reyes; R. Bernsten; M. Maredia
Type of Document:
Impact/Success Story
Publisher/Journal:
Dry Grain Pulses CRSP, Michigan State University
Date of Publication:
July 2012
Place of Publication:
East Lansing, MI
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Description
Summary: Over the past 20 years, the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, in collaboration with such private and public institutions as the Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program (B/C CRSP) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), have actively generated and promoted improved varieties (IVs) of common bean. This impact brief summarizes the results of a recent study conducted by Michigan State University that focused on estimating bean farmers’ yield gains from the new genetic varieties available in the region.
