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    Gender roles in sourcing and sharing of banana planting material in communities with and without banana bunchy top disease in Nigeria

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    Date
    2021
    Author
    Nkengla-Asi, L.
    Eforuoku, F.
    Olaosebikan, O.
    Ladigbolu, T.A.
    Amah, D.
    Hanna, R.
    Kumar, P.L.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is the most devastating disease of banana and plantain (Musa spp.). The disease spreads through the use of infected vegetative propagules and the banana aphid (Pentalonia nigronervosa) is the virus vector. This study seeks to understand the gender dimensions and sociocultural aspects of banana seed (vegetative propagule) sourcing and sharing practices among men and women farmers, and its influence on BBTD spread and disease control efforts. Data were collected from 300 banana farmers (187 men and 113 women) in BBTD and non-BBTD areas in southwest Nigeria. The results revealed that seed sharing within the communities is a social responsibility with members expected to share banana seed with the needy mainly as gifts rather than sold for cash. Men farmers mostly sourced seed from old fields, while women sourced seed from relatives. Harvesting of banana seed was predominantly the responsibility of men with women as helpers. Both men and women farmers in the non-BBTD area cultivated larger farm sizes and harvested more banana planting material than farmers in the BBTD area. The existing seed sourcing practices among men and women farmers heighten the risk of BBTD spread. Awareness raising on disease spread through infected seeds should consider gender-differentiated roles and social practices to reduce its spread within communities.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13063310
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7101
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Olamide Olaosebikanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1470-1150
    Delphine Amahhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-8773
    Rachid Hannahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5715-0144
    P. Lava Kumarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-6510
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13063310
    Research Themes
    Biotech and Plant Breeding; Plant Production and Health
    IITA Subjects
    Agronomy; Banana; Disease Control; Food Security; Gender; Plant Breeding; Plant Diseases; Plant Health; Plant Production
    Agrovoc Terms
    Bananas; Seeds; Gender; Banana Bunchy Top Virus; Disease Control; Vegetative Propagation; Nigeria
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
    Hubs
    Central Africa Hub; Headquarters and Western Africa Hub
    Journals
    Sustainability
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