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Understanding gendered trait preferences: implications for client-responsive breeding programs

dc.contributor.authorMcDougall, C.
dc.contributor.authorKariuki, J.
dc.contributor.authorLenjiso, B.M.
dc.contributor.authorMarimo, P.
dc.contributor.authorMehar, M.
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, S.
dc.contributor.authorTeeken, B.
dc.contributor.authorAkeste, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorBenzie, J.
dc.contributor.authorGalie, A.
dc.contributor.authorKulakow, P.
dc.contributor.authorMekkawy, W.
dc.contributor.authorNkengla-Asi, L.
dc.contributor.authorOjango, J.M.K.
dc.contributor.authorTumuhimbise, R.
dc.contributor.authorUwimana, B.
dc.contributor.authorOrr, A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-12T09:08:02Z
dc.date.available2022-10-12T09:08:02Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationMcDougall, C., Kariuki, J., Lenjiso, B.M., Marimo, P., Mehar, M., Murphy, S., ... & Orr, A. (2022). Understanding gendered trait preferences: Implications for client-responsive breeding programs. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, 1(8), 1-27.
dc.identifier.issn2767-3197
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7861
dc.description.abstractClient-responsiveness is a foundation for effectiveness of public sector breeding programs in agriculture, aquaculture and livestock. However, there remains a considerable lack of clarity about what this means, specifically in terms of how programs can be gender-responsive. This study contributes to addressing that need. It does so through sharing higher-level insights emerging from the combined experiences of eight gendered trait preference cases from across nine countries in Asia and Africa. The cases spanned crops, fish and livestock. This study inquires into the nature of gendered trait preference information that can be generated, if there are systematic gendered preference differences and how to understand these, and implications for breeding programs seeking to be more gender-responsive. Key findings include that while not all data are immediately usable by programs, the information that is generated through mixed method, intersectional gender preference assessments usefully deepens and widens programs’ knowledge. The study evidences differences in trait preferences between women and men. It also reveals that these differences are more complex than previously thought. In doing so, it challenges binary or homogenous models of preferences, suggesting instead that preferences are likely to be overlapping and nuanced. The study applies a novel ‘Three models of gendered trait preferences’ framework and sub-framework and finds these useful in that they challenge misconceptions and enable a needed analytical nuance to inform gender-responsive breeding programs. Finally, the study highlights implications and offers a call to action for gender-responsive breeding, proposing ways forward for public breeding programs, teams and funding agencies. These include investments in interdisciplinary capabilities and considerations for navigating trade-offs while orienting to sustainable development goals.
dc.description.sponsorshipCGIAR System Organisation
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-27
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectPlant Breeding
dc.subjectAquaculture
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.titleUnderstanding gendered trait preferences: implications for client-responsive breeding programs
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationStockholm Environment Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Hohenheim
cg.contributor.affiliationEast African Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationAlliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
cg.contributor.affiliationAthena Infonomics, India
cg.contributor.affiliationCabin Resource Management, Canada
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFish
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationCSIRO Livestock & Aquaculture
cg.contributor.affiliationOxfam America
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Organisation, Uganda
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMCDOUGALL:2022
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.journalPLOS Sustainability and Transformation
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 30 Aug 2022
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pstr.0000025
cg.iitaauthor.identifierBéla Teeken: 0000-0002-3150-1532
cg.iitaauthor.identifierPeter Kulakow: 0000-0002-7574-2645
cg.iitaauthor.identifierBrigitte Uwimana: 0000-0001-7460-9001
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue8
cg.identifier.volume1


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