Presentation delivered at the CIALCA international conference 'Challenges and Opportunities to the agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa'. Kigali, Rwanda, October 24-27 2011.

1. Reintroducing Vicia faba beans in resource-poor farming systems - adoption of a participatory farmer-led initiative Erik Karltun, Tesfanesh Gichamo, Linley Chiwona-Karltun, Mulugeta Lemenih and Motuma Tolera Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences International Water Management Institute Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Ethiopia

3. 1967 1986 2006

4. Lemenih et al., 2005 Cultivation since deforestation vs. total N content of the soil

5. Why are the farmers not adopting better nutrient management methods?

7. ” You can not pass by a bean field or a beautiful woman without stopping by and enjoy for a moment” Local proverb

8. Cultivation constraints in bean cultivation ranked by farm households

9. Farmers in Beseku stopped growing beans to avoid conflicts, and to preserve human security and community integrity Bean theft Marginalization of young people in rural areas Driver

12. Re-introduction of Vicia faba bean by distribution of bean seed

13. What is the adoption rate? What are the reasons for adoption/non-adoption? Research questions:

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