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dc.contributor.authorUdomkun, P.
dc.contributor.authorMasso, C.
dc.contributor.authorSwennen, R.
dc.contributor.authorInnawong, B.
dc.contributor.authorFotso Kuate, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlakonya, A.
dc.contributor.authorLienou, J.
dc.contributor.authorIbitoye, D.O.
dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, B.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-27T12:48:49Z
dc.date.available2021-09-27T12:48:49Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationUdomkun, P., Masso, C., Swennen, R., Innawong, B., Fotso Kuate, A., Alakonya, A., ... & Vanlauwe, B. (2021). Consumer preferences and socioeconomic factors decided on plantain and plantain-based products in the central region of Cameroon and Oyo state, Nigeria. Foods, 10(8), 1955: 1-18.
dc.identifier.issn2304-8158
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7259
dc.description.abstractPlantain is a key staple food in Central and West Africa, but there is limited understanding of its market in Africa. In addition, the cooking methods for enhancing the nutritional value, consumer preference, and willingness to pay for plantain and plantain-based products are not well understood. The knowledge gaps in the market and consumer dimension of the food chain need to be known to increase plantain utilization and guide breeding efforts. This research contributes by examining the cooking methods, consumer preference, and willingness to pay for plantain and plantain-based products in Cameroon and Nigeria. A household survey sample of 454 Cameroonian consumers in four divisions of Central Region and 418 Nigerian consumers in seven government areas of Oyo State in southwest Nigeria was the basis for the analysis. The results showed some levels of similarity and difference in the consumption and cooking of boiled, roasted, and fried plantain in both countries. The trend in consumption of all plantain-based products was constant in Cameroon but increased in Nigeria. The most important factor influencing Cameroonian consumers’ choice of plantain and its products was taste, while the nutrition trait influenced Nigerian consumers. Both Cameroonian and Nigerian consumers considered packaging, location of produce, and size and quantity as the least important factors. In addition, socioeconomic characteristics were significant determinants of consumers’ choices to consume plantain and its products. Gender significantly influenced (p < 0.05) taste, while nutrition was significantly driven (p < 0.05) by education and annual income. Household size played a significant role (p < 0.05) in consumers’ choices when the price was considered. These findings serve as a guideline to improve existing products to match the needs of consumers in each country and develop products for different consumer segments and potentially increase production.
dc.description.sponsorshipAfrican Union Research Grants
dc.format.extent1-18
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBananas
dc.subjectPlantains
dc.subjectConsumer Behaviour
dc.subjectProcessed Products
dc.subjectQuality
dc.subjectWillingness to Purchase
dc.titleConsumer preferences and socioeconomic factors decided on plantain and plantain-based products in the central region of Cameroon and Oyo state, Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationKatholieke Universiteit, Leuven
cg.contributor.affiliationSilpakorn University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Horticultural Research Institute
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.researchthemeNutrition and Human Health
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidUDOMKUN:2021c
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectBanana
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectPlantain
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.journalFoods
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 22 Aug 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/foods10081955
cg.iitaauthor.identifierPatchimaporn Udomkun: 0000-0003-0115-1997
cg.iitaauthor.identifierCargele Masso: 0000-0002-3980-6832
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRony Swennen: 0000-0002-5258-9043
cg.iitaauthor.identifierFotso Kuate, A.: 0000-0002-5247-7519
cg.iitaauthor.identifieramos Alakonya: 0000-0001-7710-499X
cg.iitaauthor.identifierbernard vanlauwe: 0000-0001-6016-6027
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue8: 1955
cg.identifier.volume10


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