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Comparative analysis of farmers' selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties in Niger and Burkina Faso

dc.contributor.authorIshikawa, H.
dc.contributor.authorDrabo, I.
dc.contributor.authorBoukar, O.
dc.contributor.authorFatokun, C.
dc.contributor.authorMuranaka, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:36:17Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:36:17Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-26
dc.identifier.citationIshikawa, H., Drabo, I., Boukar, O., Fatokun, C. & Muranaka, S. (2019). Comparative analysis of farmers' selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties in Niger and Burkina Faso. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly, 53. 159— 167.
dc.identifier.issn0021-3551
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6185
dc.description.abstractA comparative analysis of farmers’ preferences on improved cowpea varieties was carried out based on the data obtained from farmers’ participatory varietal selection and questionnaire survey undertaken in south-eastern Niger and north-central Burkina Faso. The grain yield was consistently the most important and common selection criterion for farmers in both countries, with a significant influence of other traits, including balance between grain and fodder yields, earliness, seed characteristics, and resistance to Striga gesnerioides in their variety selection process. In other words, if the variety had enough yield, the farmers’ selection of the variety was separated from the second criterion reflecting farmers’ demand specific to their social and environmental conditions, such as tradition, marketing, assets, rainfall, and biotic and abiotic stresses in the region. Key criteria for farmers’ variety selection were obtained as well as an understanding of the potential of participatory activities to improve strategies in cowpea breeding and dissemination targeting these regions.
dc.format.extent159-167
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dc.subjectCash Crops
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectBurkina Faso
dc.subjectCowpeas
dc.titleComparative analysis of farmers' selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties in Niger and Burkina Faso
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles
cg.contributor.affiliationJapan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBurkina Faso
cg.coverage.countryNiger
cg.creator.identifierHaruki Ishikawa: 0000-0001-6215-2622
cg.creator.identifierOusmane: 0000-0003-0234-4264
cg.creator.identifierChristian Fatokun: 0000-0002-8428-7939
cg.researchthemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalJARQ - Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid107443
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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