Varietal Impact on women's labour in root and tuber crop processing

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. (2024). Varietal Impact on women's labour in root and tuber crop processing. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA Communication Office

Despite the vital role of women in agriculture and post-harvest activities, there has been minimal focus on the influence of varietal differences on processing and the labour and drudgery involved. Dr Bela Teeken emphasize the potential of breeding to avoid a negative impact on women’s processing burden.

References Bouniol, A., Ceballos, H., Bello, A., Teeken, B., Olaosebikan, D.O., Owoade, D., Afolabi, A., Fotso Kuate, A., Madu, T., Okoye, B., Ofoeze, M., Nwafor, S., Onyemauwa, N., Adinsi, L., Forsythe, L. and Dufour, D. (2023), Varietal impact on women's labour, workload and related drudgery in processing root, tuber and banana crops: focus on cassava in sub-Saharan Africa. J Sci Food Agric. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12936

Bello, A., Agbona, A., Olaosebikan, O., Edughaen, G., Dufour, D., Bouniol, A., Iluebbey, P., Ndjouenkeu, R., Rabbi, I. and Teeken, B. (2024), Genetic and environmental effects on processing productivity and food product yield: drudgery of women's work. J Sci Food Agric. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.13079 Visit us → https://iita.org/