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Prioritizing preferred traits in the yam value chain in Nigeria: a gender situation analysis

dc.contributor.authorOkoye, B.
dc.contributor.authorOfoeze, M.
dc.contributor.authorEjechi, M.
dc.contributor.authorOnwuka, S.
dc.contributor.authorNwafor, S.
dc.contributor.authorOnyemauwa, N.
dc.contributor.authorUkeje, B.
dc.contributor.authorEluagu, C.
dc.contributor.authorObidiegwu, J.
dc.contributor.authorOlaosebikan, O.
dc.contributor.authorMadu, T.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-08T12:31:09Z
dc.date.available2024-01-08T12:31:09Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-13
dc.identifier.citationOkoye, B., Ofoeze, M., Ejechi, M., Onwuka, S., Nwafor, S., Onyemauwa, N., ... & Madu, T. (2023). Prioritizing preferred traits in the yam value chain in Nigeria: a gender situation analysis. Frontiers in Sociology, 8: 1232626, 1-9.
dc.identifier.issn2297-7775
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8367
dc.description.abstractThis study describes what did and did not work in the prioritization of preferred traits within the value chain of yam and associated food products (boiled and pounded yam) in Nigeria. Demand-led breeding protocols have enhanced participatory methods along gender lines to increase the clarity of information on the yam traits preferred by farmers and other end users. Drawing on the experience of the cross-cutting gender team at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, and partners, this study documents the successes and constraints in the use of gender-inclusive approaches for effective breeding. Methods in our gender studies involve critical assessment of the distinction between quantitative and qualitative research, with particular attention to measurement. Various techniques for data collection, such as interviews, observation, and archival studies, are assessed to locate their potential for constructing successful research projects. The methods used include participatory varietal selection, participatory plant breeding, focused discussions with farmer groups, value chain mapping, G+ tools, trait preferences (processing and consumption), triangulation of multi-disciplinary datasets, and social survey research. Yam production in southeast Nigeria is dominated by men, while women are the main processors. Gendered power play, access to resources, and decision-making have been found to constrain women's participation in yam production (and in yam research). Sex disaggregation was applied within the value chain studies to capture the complementarity and differences in the perceptions of women and men. The methods used facilitated the development and release to farmers in 2023 of three improved yam varieties with consumer-preferred characteristics such as high yield, high dry matter content, white tubers, and good boiling and pounding capability. The success stories also show that effective communication and cooperation within the gender cross-cutting team and farmer groups are important for better results. When gender specialists, food scientists, and breeders work together, innovations are created, challenges are overcome, and information is shared.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Potato Center
dc.format.extent1-9
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectYams
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectPlant Breeding
dc.subjectTraits
dc.subjectProduction
dc.subjectProcessing
dc.subjectConsumers
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectValue Chain
dc.titlePrioritizing preferred traits in the yam value chain in Nigeria: a gender situation analysis
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidOKOYE:2023
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.iitasubjectYam
cg.journalFrontiers in Sociology
cg.notesOpen Access Journal
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffsoc.2023.1232626
cg.iitaauthor.identifierOlamide Olaosebikan: 0000-0003-1470-1150
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue1232626
cg.identifier.volume8
cg.contributor.acknowledgementsWe acknowledge the International Potato Center (CIP) for funding and helping with this project. Many thanks to Vivian Polar, Jacqueline Ashley, Hale Ann Tufan, and Michael Friedmann for their professional guidance and supervision which has provided many resources needed to complete this project. Jeffery Bentley read and commented on an earlier version of this paper. We acknowledge the following projects: AfricaYam, YIFSWA, and RTBfoods for providing the required data, information and experience for the successful execution of this project. The authors are grateful to the grant opportunity INV-008567 (formerly OPP1178942): Breeding RTB Products for End User Preferences (RTBfoods), to the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), Montpellier, France, by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF): https://rtbfoods.cirad.fr. We also extend our appreciation to the Executive Director of NRCRI, Umudike for providing the enabling environment for completing this project. The support provided by Nextgen facilitated the installation of the texture analyzer (for rapid throughput) at NRCRI, Umudike.


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