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    End-user preferences for plantain food products in Nigeria and implications for genetic improvement

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    Date
    2020
    Author
    Amah, D.
    Stuart, E.
    Mignouna, D.
    Swennen, R.
    Teeken, B.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Abstract/Description
    Plantain is an important food security crop for farming households in Nigeria. This study investigates the relative importance of plantain food products and their quality descriptors from the perspective of farmers in Southern‐Nigeria, to inform end‐user oriented and socially inclusive breeding strategies that drive hybrid adoption. Surveys were conducted in twelve rural communities in three states in the plantain belt of Nigeria, consisting of key informant interviews, sex‐disaggregated focused group discussions and individual interviews. Dodo (fried plantains), boli (roasted plantains), boiled plantain, plantain with beans and porridge were the most common food products identified in the study areas. Fruit size, pulp texture (firmness/softness), colour, maturity stage and taste were identified as the most critical characteristics, with impact on quality of processed food products. There were significant differences between states regarding the importance of plantain food products, but little interstate and gender differences for fresh fruit and food product quality characteristics.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14780
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6990
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Delphine Amahhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-8773
    Djana Babatima Mignounahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-2928
    Rony Swennenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-9043
    Béla Teekenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3150-1532
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14780
    Research Themes
    Biotech and Plant Breeding; Social Science and Agribusiness
    IITA Subjects
    Agribusiness; Agronomy; Food Security; Plant Breeding; Plant Production; Plantain
    Agrovoc Terms
    Breeding; Consumers; Food Quality; Plantains; Musa; Hybrids; Consumer Behaviour
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
    Hubs
    Headquarters and Western Africa Hub
    Journals
    International Journal of Food Science and Technology
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