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Stressors and resilience within the cassava value chain in Nigeria: preferred cassava variety traits and response strategies of men and women to inform breeding

dc.contributor.authorOlaosebikan, O.
dc.contributor.authorBello, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorUtoblo, O.
dc.contributor.authorOkoye, B.
dc.contributor.authorOlutegbe, N.
dc.contributor.authorGarner, E.
dc.contributor.authorTeeken, B.
dc.contributor.authorBryan, E.
dc.contributor.authorForsythe, L.
dc.contributor.authorCole, S.M.
dc.contributor.authorKulakow, P.
dc.contributor.authorEgesi, C.
dc.contributor.authorTufan, H.A.
dc.contributor.authorMadu, T.
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-24T09:52:58Z
dc.date.available2023-05-24T09:52:58Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationOlaosebikan, O., Bello, A., Utoblo, O., Okoye, B., Olutegbe, N., Garner, E., ... & Madu, T. (2023). Stressors and resilience within the cassava value chain in Nigeria: preferred cassava variety traits and response strategies of men and women to inform breeding. Sustainability, 15(10), 1-18.
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8179
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the trait preferences for cassava in the context of climate change and conflict stressors among value-chain actors in Nigeria to strengthen social inclusion and the community-resilience outcomes from breeding programs. Multi-stage sampling procedures were used to select and interview male and female value-chain participants in the Osun, Benue and Abia States. The results indicated that farmers preferred cassava traits such as drought tolerance, early bulking, multiple-product use and in-ground storability to strengthen resilience. Climate change and challenges related to social change shaped the response strategies from both genders, and influenced trait preferences, including the early re-emergence of cassava leaves, stems that had ratooning potential, and especially the root milking that was important among female respondents. The major response strategies employed by men included frequent farm visits to prevent theft and engaging in non-agricultural livelihoods. Those employed by women included backyard farming, early harvesting, having preferences for food with fewer processing steps, and depending on remittances. The resilience capacity was higher for men than for women due to their better access to assets, as well as their abilities to relocate their farms and out-migrate in search of other livelihoods. Considering gendered cassava traits, and enhancing their resilience and response strategies, can complement efforts to make breeding more socially inclusive, resilient, and anticipatory to future challenges created by climate and related social changes.
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-18
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBreeding
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectConflicts
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectLivelihoods
dc.titleStressors and resilience within the cassava value chain in Nigeria: preferred cassava variety traits and response strategies of men and women to inform breeding
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Jos
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ibadan
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Greenwich
cg.contributor.affiliationCornell University
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidOLAOSEBIKAN:2023
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectClimate Change
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalSustainability
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 10 May 2023
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/su15107837
cg.iitaauthor.identifierOlamide Olaosebikan: 0000-0003-1470-1150
cg.iitaauthor.identifierBello Abolore: 0000-0002-8871-6163
cg.iitaauthor.identifierBéla Teeken: 0000-0002-3150-1532
cg.iitaauthor.identifierSteven Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871
cg.iitaauthor.identifierPeter Kulakow: 0000-0002-7574-2645
cg.iitaauthor.identifierChiedozie Egesi: 0000-0002-9063-2727
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue10
cg.identifier.volume15


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