Weed Management for Optimal Yield
This technology helps farmers grow beans more effectively by dealing with the problem of weeds. Weeds can take away important nutrients and sunlight from the bean plants, making them weaker and giving less harvest. This technology offers two main solutions: using special chemicals or machines to get rid of the weeds. These methods are much faster and easier than doing it by hand. It's like giving the beans a better environment to grow in, so they can be healthier and give more beans for the farmers. This is especially helpful for small-scale farmers who may not have a lot of people to help with the hard work. Overall, this technology makes bean farming more efficient and helps farmers get better harvests.
This technology is TAAT1 validated.
Positive or neutral impact
Positive or neutral impact
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Mechanical weeders/unit
Net profit from implementing the technology in Ethiopia
Pre-emergent herbicide and labor/Ha
Equipment and labor
Net profit per Ha from implementing the technology in Ethiopia
Open source / open access
Country | Tested | Adopted |
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Benin | –Not tested | Adopted |
Burundi | –Not tested | Adopted |
Cameroon | –Not tested | Adopted |
Central African Republic | –Not tested | Adopted |
Côte d’Ivoire | –Not tested | Adopted |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | –Not tested | Adopted |
Ghana | –Not tested | Adopted |
Kenya | –Not tested | Adopted |
Madagascar | –Not tested | Adopted |
Malawi | –Not tested | Adopted |
Mozambique | –Not tested | Adopted |
Nigeria | –Not tested | Adopted |
Rwanda | –Not tested | Adopted |
Senegal | –Not tested | Adopted |
South Sudan | –Not tested | Adopted |
Tanzania | –Not tested | Adopted |
Zambia | –Not tested | Adopted |
Zimbabwe | –Not tested | Adopted |
This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones. Any zones shown in white are not suitable for this technology.
AEZ | Subtropic - warm | Subtropic - cool | Tropic - warm | Tropic - cool |
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Arid | – | – | ||
Semiarid | ||||
Subhumid | ||||
Humid |
Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.
This technology works by getting rid of the weeds that can harm bean plants. There are two ways it does this:
Chemical Method:
Mechanical Method:
Last updated on 20 June 2024