Scaled citizen science participatory variety selection provides socially inclusive feedback to the cassava breeding in Nigeria and opens the way to empower women and men crop users within the breeding process

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.creator.identifierBéla Teeken: 0000-0002-3150-1532
cg.creator.identifierJacob van Etten: 0000-0001-7554-2558
cg.creator.identifierPeter Kulakow: 0000-0002-7574-2645
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactPlatformGender
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
dc.contributor.authorTeeken, Bélaen
dc.contributor.authorOccelli, Martinaen
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Kaue deen
dc.contributor.authorHeerwaarden, Joost vanen
dc.contributor.authorMadu, Tessyen
dc.contributor.authorOnwuka, Samuelen
dc.contributor.authorEtten, Jacob vanen
dc.contributor.authorNwanze-Olaosebikan, Olamideen
dc.contributor.authorEdughaen, Gospelen
dc.contributor.authorOwoade, Durodolaen
dc.contributor.authorAgbona, Afolabien
dc.contributor.authorTufan, Hale Annen
dc.contributor.authorIluebbey, Peteren
dc.contributor.authorParkes, Elizabeth Y.en
dc.contributor.authorKulakow, Peter A.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T12:46:46Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-04T12:46:46Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/137005
dc.titleScaled citizen science participatory variety selection provides socially inclusive feedback to the cassava breeding in Nigeria and opens the way to empower women and men crop users within the breeding processen
dcterms.abstractThis study investigated varietal and trait preferences of cassava farmers and the processors in their households and how they differed by value chain actor, gender, region and typologies of users. New breeding lines and popular varieties among users were evaluated with 320 farmers across Nigeria using the tricot citizen science method. Varieties were evaluated at 11 timepoints from planting to processed food products. Agronomic evaluation was done with the farmers. Processing evaluation was done with experienced processors: often a woman in the farmer’s household. RHoMIS and 1,000 minds surveys provided further characterization of farmers’ households. Next to root-yield-related traits, agronomic traits like weed competitiveness, processing and food-product quality traits such as food color and texture correlated strongly with the farmers’ households’ final variety choice. From planting to food processing, variety and trait preferences changed differently for several intersections of social segments. For instance, the intersection “women farmers that also did the processing” showed a consistent preference for specific varieties and traits during the postharvest processing stage. Women’s expertise is crucial to consult to identify varieties and traits that drive the efficiency and profitability of the value chain as a whole, and for women in particular. Doing consultation that is deliberatively rather than performative/participatory to crop users provides key information for breeding. Such approaches can be integrated in breeding practices by using tricot for on-farm testing within the variety release procedure. Working with women and men users as citizen scientists institutionally opens the way to emancipate users within the breeding process.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTeeken, Béla; Occelli, Martina; Sousa, Kaue de; Heerwaarden, Joost van; Madu, Tessy; Onwuka, Samuel; Etten, Jacob van; Nwanze-Olaosebikan, Olamide; Edughaen, Gospel; Owoade, Durodola; Agbona, Afolabi; Tufan, Hale Ann; Iluebbey, Peter; Parkes, Elisabeth; Kulakow, Peter. 2023. Scaled citizen science participatory variety selection provides socially inclusive feedback to the cassava breeding in Nigeria and opens the way to empower women and men crop users within the breeding process. Presentation. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. International Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
dcterms.issued2023-10-09
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY
dcterms.publisherInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.subjectcassaveen
dcterms.subjectplant breedingen
dcterms.subjectcitizen scienceen
dcterms.typePresentation

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