COMMON BEAN IMPROVEMENT FOR HIGHLAND ADAPTATION IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

摘要

Common bean is the main grain legume grown as source of protein and cash by smallholder farmers in south regional state of Ethiopia. Its production in the region is concentrated at low land areas. In high altitude areas faba bean and field pea are widely grown. The faba bean and field pea production in the high lands of southern Ethiopia is constrained by disease and pest problems, and theft of raw-eaten green pods. Common bean is free from theft of row-eaten green pods. Hence beans can be potentialcrop for diversifying crop chooses as protein and income source for high land inhabitants in the cereal and 'enset' (Ensete ventricosum) based farming system.