Barriers and enablers of crop varietal replacement and adoption among smallholder farmers as influenced by gender: the case of sweetpotato in Katakwi district, Uganda

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Organisationen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Crops Resources Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
cg.contributor.donorSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeMarket Intelligenceen_US
cg.coverage.countryUgandaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UGen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierJulius Juma Okello: 0000-0003-2217-2770en_US
cg.creator.identifierSarah Mayanja: 0000-0002-9698-0036en_US
cg.creator.identifierMariam Nakitto: 0000-0002-4140-7216en_US
cg.creator.identifierSylvester Ojwang: 0000-0002-3171-0895en_US
cg.creator.identifierKelvin Mashisia Shikuku: 0000-0003-2290-074Xen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1333056en_US
cg.isijournalISI journalen_US
cg.issn2571-581Xen_US
cg.journalFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaGenetic Innovationen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipGENDERen_US
cg.subject.cipFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.cipBREEDINGen_US
cg.subject.cipCLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTUREen_US
cg.subject.cipSEED SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero Hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender Equalityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Productionen_US
cg.volume8en_US
dc.contributor.authorBayiyana, I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOkello, J.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMayanja, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNakitto, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNamazzi, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOsaru, F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOjwang, S.O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShikuku, Kelvin Mashisiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLagerkvist, Carl Johanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-21T19:45:02Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-05-21T19:45:02Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141990en_US
dc.titleBarriers and enablers of crop varietal replacement and adoption among smallholder farmers as influenced by gender: the case of sweetpotato in Katakwi district, Ugandaen_US
dcterms.abstractSweetpotato is climate smart crop, grown with limited external inputs (fertilisers, pesticides, less labour) making it an attractive crop for resource-constrained smallholder farmers. It is also a major cash and food crop for many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. However, adoption of the high yielding and nutritious improved varieties has been disappointingly low. This study uses qualitative methods to explore the barriers and enablers of farmer varietal replacement and adoption. Unlike the extant quantitative studies that identify the determinants of adoption, we delve deeper into understanding the reasons for or against the preference for specific varieties. We used a rich set of information collected via focus group discussions which explore why farmers prefer certain varieties over others and how they perceive the new improved varieties from the national breeding programs. Doing so enabled us to unravel specific traits or trait combinations that farmers seek and identify those that they perceive needing improvement. We find that the most preferred traits were ‘yield’ and ‘good taste’. Implying that the neglect of sensory attributes by breeders contributes to the low adoption of improved sweetpotato varieties. Moreover, we find that altruism among the respondents plays an important role in farmer use of, and sharing of information about improved sweetpotato varieties. Women and men farmers obtained most of their information from neighbours, NGOs and radios. For women, the most important source of planting materials doubled as their most important source of information. Thus, concerted efforts to minimise information constraints are essential for unravelling the adoption puzzle.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceFarmersen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2024-04-18en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBayiyana, I.; Okello, J.J.; Mayanja, S.L.; Nakitto, M.; Namazzi, S.; Osaru, F.; Ojwang, S.; Shikuku, K.M.; Lagerkvist, C. 2024. Barriers and enablers of crop varietal replacement and adoption among smallholder farmers as influenced by gender: the case of sweetpotato in Katakwi district, Uganda. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. ISSN 2571-581X. 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1333056en_US
dcterms.issued2024-04-18en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dcterms.subjectsweet potatoesen_US
dcterms.subjectcrop improvementen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectnutritionen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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