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    Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa

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    Date
    2020-04-28
    Author
    Bechoff, A.
    Forsythe, L.
    Njau, M.
    Martin, A.
    Audifas, G.
    Abass, A.
    Tomlins, K.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Abstract/Description
    An original approach was used to examine how staple food choice differs by gender and migration: this consisted of a quantitative survey (six locations with urban consumers from various economic classes (n = 123)), a qualitative in-depth interview with a subset of those consumers (n = 18), and focus group discussions (n = 13). Men and women had similar results in terms of their preferred staple food choice attributes; yet women indicated consuming more rice and banana, and men, more maize and cassava (Chi-squared test; p < .05). Migration status and life stage (formative or adult years) also influenced the type and diversity of staple crops reported.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2020.1755278
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7622
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Adebayo Abasshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1376-3608
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2020.1755278
    Research Themes
    Social Science and Agribusiness
    IITA Subjects
    Agribusiness; Banana; Food Science; Food Systems; Gender
    Agrovoc Terms
    Gender; Urban Rural Migration; Food Consumption; Bananas; Rice; Tanzania; Food Choice
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Tanzania
    Hubs
    Eastern Africa Hub
    Journals
    Ecology of Food and Nutrition
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