Comparative analysis of farmers' selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties in Niger and Burkina Faso

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, Burkina Fasoen
cg.contributor.affiliationJapan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.coverage.countryBurkina Faso
cg.coverage.countryNiger
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BF
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierHaruki Ishikawa: 0000-0001-6215-2622
cg.creator.identifierOusmane: 0000-0003-0234-4264
cg.creator.identifierChristian Fatokun: 0000-0002-8428-7939
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.iitathemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.identifier.iitathemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0021-3551en
cg.journalJapan Agricultural Research Quarterlyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDINGen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT HEALTHen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen
dc.contributor.authorIshikawa, H.en
dc.contributor.authorDrabo, I.en
dc.contributor.authorBoukar, O.en
dc.contributor.authorFatokun, C.en
dc.contributor.authorMuranaka, S.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-23T15:03:03Zen
dc.date.available2019-08-23T15:03:03Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/103397
dc.titleComparative analysis of farmers' selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties in Niger and Burkina Fasoen
dcterms.abstractA comparative analysis of farmers’ preferences on improved cowpea varieties was carried out based on the data obtained from farmers’ participatory varietal selection and questionnaire survey undertaken in south-eastern Niger and north-central Burkina Faso. The grain yield was consistently the most important and common selection criterion for farmers in both countries, with a significant influence of other traits, including balance between grain and fodder yields, earliness, seed characteristics, and resistance to Striga gesnerioides in their variety selection process. In other words, if the variety had enough yield, the farmers’ selection of the variety was separated from the second criterion reflecting farmers’ demand specific to their social and environmental conditions, such as tradition, marketing, assets, rainfall, and biotic and abiotic stresses in the region. Key criteria for farmers’ variety selection were obtained as well as an understanding of the potential of participatory activities to improve strategies in cowpea breeding and dissemination targeting these regions.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationIshikawa, H., Drabo, I., Boukar, O., Fatokun, C. & Muranaka, S. (2019). Comparative analysis of farmers' selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties in Niger and Burkina Faso. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly, 53. 159— 167.en
dcterms.extent159-167en
dcterms.issued2019-07-26
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.subjectcash cropsen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectburkina fasoen
dcterms.subjectcowpeasen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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