The potential of snap beans as a crop for small farmers in the tropics
Snap beans may offer a very attractive alternative for small farmers in the tropics with good access to markets and willing to take some risks. Snap beans yield high return to land and provide employment opportunities. The small farmer producing snap beans for the market will be able to generate a cash flow that allows significant investment in agrochemicals and other inputs. However, the crop does entail risks due to market fluctuations, production variation, and a high capital investment. Data on net returns, labor input, and costs of snap bean production in Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan are included in table form. (AS (extract)
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| Format: | Conference Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
1987
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| Subjects: | phaseolus vulgaris, snap beans, socioeconomic aspects, income, labor, costs, statistical data, economics, habichuela (erythrina), aspectos económicos, ingresos, mano de obra, costos, datos estadísticos, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80340 http://ciat-library.ciat.cgiar.org/Articulos_Ciat/Digital/SB327.M38_El_mejoramiento_gen%C3%A9tico_de_la_habichuela_en_Am%C3%A9rica_Latina.pdf#page=37 |
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