Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) poses a serious threat to livelihoods and food security for millions of households in Africa. Despite considerable investments in Uganda by the Government and other national and international stakeholders, the disease persists in the country after periods of significant resurgence. This joint work with Bioversity International  analyzes economic costs and benefits of adopting an integrated BXW control package for the Ugandan smallholder farmers. By using household survey data, our analysis reveals a high level of partial adoption of BXW recommended practices, and just a third of farmers adopting a full control package

The study is now online on African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, published by Taylor & Francis and index by Scopus and WoS.