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A transdisciplinary approach for the development of sustainable yam (Dioscorea sp.) production in west Africa

dc.contributor.authorKiba, D.I.
dc.contributor.authorHgaza, V.K.
dc.contributor.authorAighewi, B.
dc.contributor.authorAké, S.
dc.contributor.authorBarjolle, D.
dc.contributor.authorBernet, T.
dc.contributor.authorDiby, L.N.
dc.contributor.authorIlbondo, L.J.
dc.contributor.authorNicolay, G.
dc.contributor.authorOka, E.
dc.contributor.authorOuattara, Y.F.
dc.contributor.authorPouya, N.
dc.contributor.authorSix, J.
dc.contributor.authorFrossard, E.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-20T10:01:46Z
dc.date.available2022-04-20T10:01:46Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationKiba, D.I., Hgaza, V.K., Aighewi, B., Aké, S., Barjolle, D., Bernet, T., ... & Frossard, E. (2020). A transdisciplinary approach for the development of sustainable yam (Dioscorea sp.) production in west Africa. Sustainability, 12(10): 4016, 1-15.
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7423
dc.description.abstractYam (Dioscorea sp.) is an understudied tuber crop despite its importance for food security, income generation, culture, and health in West Africa. Traditional yam cropping practices in West Africa deliver low yields and lead to environmental degradation. In the context of a ‘research for development’ project, we developed and implemented a participatory and transdisciplinary research approach as a means to derive more sustainable yam production practices. We identified and studied different soil and plant management technologies adapted to varying biophysical and socio-economic contexts. For this purpose, we established innovation platforms (IPs) in four yam growing regions of West Africa, to validate the new technologies and to promote their adoption. These co-developed technologies were set up and tested first in researcher-managed plots before doing the same in farmer-managed plots. The new technologies resulted in a significant increase in yam productivity compared to conventional practices. The results discussed in the IPs gained interest from regional stakeholders and were shared through the media at local and national levels. Overall, this development-focused research approach showcases the relevance of purposeful stakeholder involvement to improve agricultural research outcomes.
dc.description.sponsorshipSwiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development
dc.format.extent1-15
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectYams
dc.subjectInnovation Platforms
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectWest Africa
dc.titleA transdisciplinary approach for the development of sustainable yam (Dioscorea sp.) production in west Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitute of Agricultural Sciences, Switzerland
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut de l’Environnement et Recherches Agricoles, Burkina Faso
cg.contributor.affiliationCentre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité Peleforo Gon Coulibaly
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité Félix Houphouët Boigny
cg.contributor.affiliationResearch Institute of Organic Agriculture, Switzerland
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité d’Abomey-Calavi
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBurkina Faso (Upper Volta)
cg.coverage.countryCote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidKIBA:2020
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectYam
cg.journalSustainability
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 14 May 2020
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/su12104016
cg.iitaauthor.identifierBeatrice Aighewi: 0000-0002-9398-1674
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue10:4016
cg.identifier.volume12


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