Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana

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cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.creator.identifierPeter Kulakow: 0000-0002-7574-2645en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.12691/jfnr-11-5-7en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestPlusen
cg.issn2333-1119en
cg.issue5en
cg.journalJournal of Food and Nutrition Researchen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume11en
dc.contributor.authorAdu, Emmanuel Ogyirien
dc.contributor.authorAmenorpe, Godwinen
dc.contributor.authorTaah, Kingsley Josephen
dc.contributor.authorAsare, Paul Aguen
dc.contributor.authorParkes, Elizabethen
dc.contributor.authorLabuschagne, Marykeen
dc.contributor.authorKulakow, Peteren
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-29T12:58:17Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-29T12:58:17Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/171511
dc.titleFarmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghanaen
dcterms.abstractVitamin A deficiency related diseases are a major problem in Sub-Sahara Africa and any staple crop that contains high levels of total carotenoids including β-carotene can be used to combat these challenges. However, there is little or no information on farmers’ and consumers’ perceptions and preferences for yellow flesh cassava varieties that contain high levels of total carotenoids. This study was done to assess the perceptions and preferences of Ghanaian farmers and consumers for yellow flesh cassava varieties. A survey was conducted on cassava farmers and consumers in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese, Agona East, Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Assin South, and Twifo-Ati-Morkwa, which are the five major cassava-growing districts in the Central region. In all, 600 respondents consisting of 200 farmers and 400 consumers were interviewed using a content validated structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 25 and showed that 91.2% of the consumers and 88.8% of the farmers have heard of the yellow flesh cassava and 72% were willing to cultivate it, but lack of planting materials and non-availability of a ready market were their major constraints. Also, the majority of the farmers and consumers recommended that fufu and gari be made from the yellow flesh cassava. It is recommended that breeders should breed for mealy yellow flesh cassava to meet demand. More sensitization is also needed to increase the patronage for yellow flesh cassava.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAdu, Emmanuel Ogyiri; Amenorpe, Godwin; Taah, Kingsley Joseph; Asare, Paul Agu; Parkes, Elizabeth; Labuschagne, Maryke; and Kulakow, Peter. 2023. Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 11(5): 382-388. https://doi.org/10.12691/jfnr-11-5-7en
dcterms.extentpp. 382-388en
dcterms.issued2023-05-19en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherScience and Education Publishing Co., Ltd.en
dcterms.subjectcarotenoidsen
dcterms.subjectcassavaen
dcterms.subjectdataen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectresearch methodsen
dcterms.subjectsurveysen
dcterms.subjectquestionnairesen
dcterms.subjectvitamin deficienciesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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