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Farmers’ preferences for east African highland cooking banana ’Matooke’ hybrids and local cultivars

dc.contributor.authorMadalla, N.
dc.contributor.authorSwennen, R.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, A.
dc.contributor.authorCarpentier, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorVan den Bergh, I.
dc.contributor.authorCrichton, R.J.
dc.contributor.authorMarimo, P.
dc.contributor.authorWeltzien, E.
dc.contributor.authorMassawe, C.
dc.contributor.authorShimwela, M.
dc.contributor.authorMbongo, D.
dc.contributor.authorKindimba, G.
dc.contributor.authorKubiriba, J.
dc.contributor.authorTumuhimbise, R.
dc.contributor.authorOkurut, A.W.
dc.contributor.authorCavicchioli, M.
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, R.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-15T10:29:15Z
dc.date.available2023-03-15T10:29:15Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-08
dc.identifier.citationMadalla, N., Swennen, R., Brown, A., Carpentier, S.C., Van den Bergh, I., Crichton, R.J., ... & Ortiz, R. (2023). Farmers' preferences for east African highland cooking banana'Matooke'hybrids and local cultivars. Agriculture & Food Security, 12(2), 1-20.
dc.identifier.issn2048-7010
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8088
dc.description.abstractBackground An understanding of farmers' preferences of new banana cultivars and their characteristics is critical for developing and selecting cultivars that meet consumer needs. Therefore, phenotypic selection in a genetically variable population remains an important aspect of plant breeding. Methods The participatory varietal selection approach for preference ranking was used on 31 'Matooke' secondary and primary triploid hybrids and local banana cultivars evaluated between 2016 and 2019 in Uganda and Tanzania to investigate how farmers' preference attributes could help breeders identify superior cultivars. The quantitative data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The qualitative data from farmers' focus group discussions (FGDs) were described using content analysis. The Mann–Whitney U test and Wilcoxon's signed-rank test were used to confirm the difference in farmers' preferences between groups. Results Farmers' approaches for defining characteristics were multivariate, and their preferences varied by site and country. Large fruit, a large bunch, market acceptability of the banana bunch, a sturdy stem, and an attractive appearance of the banana plant were the characteristics most preferred by farmers in Tanzania and Uganda. Tanzanian farmers preferred large bunches over other characteristics like bunch marketability and robust stem. Large fruit, drought tolerance, a strong stem, and phenotypic similarity to local cultivars were prioritized by Ugandan farmers. Both men and women farmers were more concerned with production-related characteristics, but the former valued marketing-related characteristics more, while the latter preferred use-related characteristics. Their preferences did not differ statistically, but the relative importance assigned by each group to the selected attributes was different. Conclusion Farmers' varietal preferences are frequently based on some assumed requirements, resulting in cultivar rejection or non-adoption. Therefore, determining the value attributed to each characteristic by various farmer groups is crucial in developing 'Matooke' banana cultivars with desired attributes that will boost the rate of adoption on-farms. Breeding initiatives that establish a system of integrated approaches and rely on thorough diagnosis of both production and consumption characteristics will best serve farmers' diverse preferences. To accomplish this, planning for varietal improvement initiatives at various levels—including internationally, regionally, nationally, and locally—would require a strong participatory structure that is gender inclusive.
dc.description.sponsorshipSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-20
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectBananas
dc.subjectVarieties
dc.subjectCultivars
dc.subjectEast Africa
dc.titleFarmers’ preferences for east African highland cooking banana ’Matooke’ hybrids and local cultivars
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationAlliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International
cg.contributor.affiliationTanzania Agricultural Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Laboratories, Uganda
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMADALLA:2023
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectBanana
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectFood Systems
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.journalAgriculture & Food Security
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 08 Mar 2023
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-023-00407-7
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRony Swennen: 0000-0002-5258-9043
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAllen Brown: 0000-0002-4468-5932
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cg.identifier.issue2
cg.identifier.volume12


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