Gender analysis is not only about gender: reshaping the potato breeding priorities to increase varietal adoption in Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeMarket Intelligenceen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAccelerated Breedingen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.creator.identifierMichael Friedmann: 0000-0001-9109-4003en_US
cg.creator.identifierVivian Polar: 0000-0001-6004-6658en_US
cg.creator.identifierThiago Otavio Mendes De Paula: 0000-0003-3695-7827en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2024.1446973en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.journalFrontiers in Sociologyen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.cipPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipBREEDINGen_US
cg.subject.cipGENDERen_US
cg.subject.cipSEED SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen_US
cg.subject.cipCLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTUREen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.volume9en_US
dc.contributor.authorFriedmann, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPolar, Vivianen_US
dc.contributor.authorMendes, T.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T15:27:46Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-10T15:27:46Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/168835en_US
dc.titleGender analysis is not only about gender: reshaping the potato breeding priorities to increase varietal adoption in Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractPublic breeding programs are pushing to implement demand-led breeding to increase variety adoption, while tackling multiple challenges for increased production under climate change. This has included the improvement of variety target product profiles involving multiple stakeholders. A special case involves the unexpected and rapid spread of the Shangi potato variety in Kenya. This variety was not an especially outstanding variety and the levels of its traits did not exceed the expected thresholds defined in the target product profile for table potato in East Africa. By examining the customer segments looking at gender but also social contexts of smallholder and disadvantaged farmers such as access to markets, inputs, and labor, it became apparent that ready availability of potatoes for consumption, processing, or planting was of prime importance. Given the storage and market constraints, Shangi's very short dormancy, which had been assumed to be a negative trait for farmers, women cottage processors and consumers, was actually meeting the needs for available product and planting material. Consequently, this provided these groups increased control over their productive activities. The case study presented here analyzes different components of potato variety change in Kenya. It explores the challenges and tradeoffs faced by public sector breeding programs and how gender analysis from a broader inclusion perspective can uncover the underlying causes of varietal adoption. Focusing on the Shangi potato variety, the case study reveals a series of lessons learned that have re-shaped the definition of breeding priorities.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.available2024-12-06en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFriedmann, M.; Polar, V.; Mendes, T. 2024. Gender analysis is not only about gender: reshaping the potato breeding priorities to increase varietal adoption in Kenya. Frontiers in Sociology. ISSN 2297-7775. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2024.1446973en_US
dcterms.extent9 p.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-12-06en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen_US
dcterms.subjectbreedingen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial inclusionen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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