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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

dc.contributor.authorNkengla-Asi, L.
dc.contributor.authorEforuoku, F.
dc.contributor.authorOlaosebikan, O.
dc.contributor.authorLadigbolu, T.A.
dc.contributor.authorAmah, D.
dc.contributor.authorHanna, R.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, P.L.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-22T14:28:46Z
dc.date.available2021-04-22T14:28:46Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationNkengla-Asi, L., Eforuoku, F., Olaosebikan, O., Ladigbolu, T.A., Amah, D., Hanna, R. & Kumar, P. (2021). Gender roles in sourcing and sharing of banana planting material in communities with and without banana bunchy top disease in Nigeria. Sustainability, 13(6), 3310: 1-14.
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7101
dc.description.abstractBanana 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipCGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
dc.description.sponsorshipCGIAR Trust Fund
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-14
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBananas
dc.subjectSeeds
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectBanana Bunchy Top Virus
dc.subjectDisease Control
dc.subjectVegetative Propagation
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.titleGender roles in sourcing and sharing of banana planting material in communities with and without banana bunchy top disease in Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidNKENGLAASHI:2021
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR Single Centre
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectBanana
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalSustainability
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 17 Mar 2021
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13063310
cg.iitaauthor.identifierOlamide Olaosebikan: 0000-0003-1470-1150
cg.iitaauthor.identifierDelphine Amah: 0000-0002-5706-8773
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRachid Hanna: 0000-0002-5715-0144
cg.iitaauthor.identifierP. Lava Kumar: 0000-0003-4388-6510
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue6
cg.identifier.volume13


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