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Table 8 Adoption of improved varieties by country and subnational unit, 2017–18 in East Africa

From: Mungbean in Southeast Asia and East Africa: varieties, practices and constraints

Country/subnational location

Expert informants (persons)

Surveyed area planted (ha)

Improved varieties (% area)

WorldVeg-related varieties

% area adopted

Farmers reached (1000 s)a

Uganda (total 5 regions)

59

34,670

28

16

8

 Teso Region 1

12

13,988

20

12

1

 Teso Region 2

10

13,988

30

15

1

 Acholi

12

5334

40

25

2

 Lango

16

905

30

20

2

 West Nile

9

455

30

20

2

Kenya (total 5 regions)

69

229,048

91

0.8

1

 Makueni

12

89,444

90

1

1

 Kitui

12

89,487

95

1

0

 Machakos

12

12,097

80

0

0

 Tharaka Nithi

14

30,584

90

0

0

 Embu

19

7436

90

0

0

Tanzania (total 5 regions)

76

155,121

5

0

0

 Mtwara

15

40,885

5

0

0

 Tabora

16

26,582

4

0

0

 Simiyu

15

46,819

5

0

0

 Mwanza

15

36,294

5

0

0

 Kilimanjaro

15

4541

10

0

0

  1. See notes under Table 7