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
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Organisationen
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Crops Resources Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.donorSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeMarket Intelligence
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierJulius Juma Okello: 0000-0003-2217-2770en
cg.creator.identifierSarah Mayanja: 0000-0002-9698-0036en
cg.creator.identifierMariam Nakitto: 0000-0002-4140-7216en
cg.creator.identifierSylvester Ojwang: 0000-0002-3171-0895en
cg.creator.identifierKelvin Mashisia Shikuku: 0000-0003-2290-074Xen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1333056en
cg.isijournalISI journalen
cg.issn2571-581Xen
cg.journalFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaGenetic Innovation
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATOESen
cg.subject.cipGENDERen
cg.subject.cipFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.cipBREEDINGen
cg.subject.cipCLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.cipSEED SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero Hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender Equalityen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Productionen
cg.volume8en
dc.contributor.authorBayiyana, I.en
dc.contributor.authorOkello, J.J.en
dc.contributor.authorMayanja, S.en
dc.contributor.authorNakitto, M.en
dc.contributor.authorNamazzi, S.en
dc.contributor.authorOsaru, F.en
dc.contributor.authorOjwang, S.O.en
dc.contributor.authorShikuku, Kelvin Mashisiaen
dc.contributor.authorLagerkvist, Carl Johanen
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-21T19:45:02Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-21T19:45:02Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141990
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
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audienceExtensionen
dcterms.audienceFarmersen
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen
dcterms.audienceNGOsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2024-04-18en
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. 14 p. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1333056en
dcterms.extent14 p.en
dcterms.issued2024-04-18en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dcterms.subjectsweet potatoesen
dcterms.subjectcrop improvementen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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