FR1.3: Coping with Stressors along the Cassava Value Chain in Nigeria: Evidence to Strengthen Gender-Responsive Breeding and Inform Resilience

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCornell Universityen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.coverage.countryNigeriaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NGen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierBéla Teeken: 0000-0002-3150-1532en_US
cg.creator.identifierPeter Kulakow: 0000-0002-7574-2645en_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.placeIbadanen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
dc.contributor.authorTeeken, Bélaen_US
dc.contributor.authorOlamide, Olaosebikanen_US
dc.contributor.authorAbolore, Belloen_US
dc.contributor.authorUtoblo, Obaiyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorOkoye, Benjaminen_US
dc.contributor.authorOlutegbe, Nathanielen_US
dc.contributor.authorGarner, Elisabeth L.P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCole, Steven M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorForsythe, Loraen_US
dc.contributor.authorKulakow, Peter A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEgesi, Chiedozie N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTufan, Hale Annen_US
dc.contributor.authorMadu, Tessyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-23T06:52:14Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-11-23T06:52:14Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125640en_US
dc.titleFR1.3: Coping with Stressors along the Cassava Value Chain in Nigeria: Evidence to Strengthen Gender-Responsive Breeding and Inform Resilienceen_US
dcterms.abstractThis study investigates gender perspectives on climate change (CC) and conflict stressors surrounding the cassava value-chain (VC) in Nigeria. Research Question(s): A State of Knowledge review identified the need to inquire into coping strategies and the preferred stressor-related cassava traits by specifically asking, "In what ways do gender roles and norms influence these". Methodology: Data elicited from 187 cassava farmers, 15 Key Informants and 63 VC Focus Group participants were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Key findings: The study validates CC as a key factor in increased conflicts. Farmer-herder clashes, communal clashes and land disputes exacerbate the emergence of farm burning, theft and influence the kind of cassava food product made. This shapes stressor-related trait preferences like ‘early re-emergence of leaves after grazing', ‘short stem', ‘ratooning potential', and ‘stem-longevity' among men and women farmers and ‘multi-purpose suitability of roots' among processors/marketers mainly women. Coping mechanisms include relocating farms, migration and fragmented farming among men, and choice of food with less processing steps, backyard farming, forcing daughter's premature marriage and dependence on remittances from husbands among women. Resilience capacity is generally low, but men have a higher overall resilience capacity (t = 5.45) and level of access to assets (t = 6.698) which facilitate coping strategies like ‘relocating farms', migration and ‘fragmented farming'. Relevance and Implication of findings: Results present gendered coping strategies, corresponding stressor-related traits, as additional aspects important when evaluating the gender impact of breeding strategies concerning the positive benefits for, and possible harm to cassava users and especially women engaged in the cassava VC activities.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTeeken, Béla; Olamide, Olaosebikan; Abolore, Bello; Utoblo, Obaiya; Okoye, Benjamin; Olutegbe, Nathaniel; Garner, Elisabeth L.P.; Cole, Steven; Forsythe, Lora; Kulakow, Peter; Egesi, Chiedozie; Tufan, Hale Ann; Madu, Tessy. 2022. Coping with Stressors along the Cassava Value Chain in Nigeria: Evidence to Strengthen Gender-Responsive Breeding and Inform Resilience. Presented a the CGIAR GENDER Science Exchange, Nairobi, 12-14 October 2022. Ibadan: International Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
dcterms.issued2022-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.typePresentationen_US

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