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A case of transdisciplinarity and collaborative decision making: the co-construction of Gendered Food Product Profiles

dc.contributor.authorForsythe, L.
dc.contributor.authorOlaosebikan, O.
dc.contributor.authorTeeken, B.
dc.contributor.authorNewilah, G.N.
dc.contributor.authorMayanja, S.
dc.contributor.authorNanyonjo, A.R.
dc.contributor.authorIragaba, P.
dc.contributor.authorOkoye, B.
dc.contributor.authorMarimo, P.
dc.contributor.authorKenneth, A.
dc.contributor.authorAdinsi, L.
dc.contributor.authorVepowo, C.K.
dc.contributor.authorSounkoura, A.
dc.contributor.authorTinyiro, S.E.
dc.contributor.authorBouniol, A.
dc.contributor.authorDufour, D.
dc.contributor.authorAkissoe, N.
dc.contributor.authorMadu, T.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-30T09:09:52Z
dc.date.available2024-09-30T09:09:52Z
dc.date.issued2024-06
dc.identifier.citationForsythe, L., Olaosebikan, O., Teeken, B., Newilah, G.N., Mayanja, S., Nanyonjo, A.R., ... & Madu, T. (2024). A case of transdisciplinarity and collaborative decision making: the co‐construction of Gendered Food Product Profiles. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 104(8), 4485-4497.
dc.identifier.issn0022-5142
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8561
dc.description.abstractCrop breeding in sub-Saharan Africa has made considerable gains; however, postharvest and food-related preferences have been overlooked, in addition to how these preferences vary by gender, social difference and context. This context is changing as participatory approaches using intersectional gender and place-based methods are beginning to inform how breeding programmes make decisions. This article presents an innovative methodology to inclusively and democratically prioritise food quality traits of root, tuber and banana crops based on engagement with food systems actors and transdisciplinary collaboration. The outcome of the methodology is the Gendered Food Product Profile (GFPP) – a list of prioritised food quality characteristics – to support breeders to make more socially inclusive decisions on the methods for trait characterisation to select genotypes closer to the needs of food system actors. This article reviews application of the methodology in 14 GFPPs, presents illustrative case studies and lessons learned. Key lessons are that the transdisciplinary structure and the key role of social scientists helped avoid reductionism, supported co-learning, and the creation of GFPPs that represented the diverse interests of food system actors, particularly women, in situ. The method partially addressed power dynamics in multidisciplinary decision making; however, effectiveness was dependent on equitable team relations and supportive institutions committed to valuing plural forms of knowledge. Actions to address power asymmetries that privilege particular types of knowledge and voices in decision making are crucial in techno-science projects, along with opportunities for co-learning and long-term collaboration and a transdisciplinary structure at higher level.
dc.description.sponsorshipCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent4485-4497
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectFoods
dc.subjectBreeding
dc.subjectRoots
dc.subjectTubers
dc.titleA case of transdisciplinarity and collaborative decision making: the co-construction of Gendered Food Product Profiles
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Greenwich
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Dschang
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Crop Resources Research Institute, Uganda
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria
cg.contributor.affiliationAlliance of Bioversity International and International Centre for Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Laboratories, Uganda
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité d'Abomey-Calavi
cg.contributor.affiliationCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.journalJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
cg.notesOpen Access Article
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.13460
cg.iitaauthor.identifierOlamide Olaosebikan: 0000-0003-1470-1150
cg.iitaauthor.identifierBéla Teeken: 0000-0002-3150-1532
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAdetonah Sounkoura: 0000-0002-7193-1721
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue8
cg.identifier.volume104


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