Yam urban market characteristics and consumer preferences in Bukavu City, eastern D.R. Congo

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité Evangélique en Afriqueen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.initiativeAccelerated Breeding
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Democratic Republic of
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CD
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest and Central Africa
cg.creator.identifierJean Mondo: 0000-0001-7197-6551en
cg.creator.identifierPaterne AGRE: 0000-0003-1231-2530en
cg.creator.identifierPatrick Adebola: 0000-0002-5155-6194en
cg.creator.identifierAsratAsfaw: 0000-0002-4859-0631en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1553876en
cg.identifier.iitathemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDINGen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2571-581Xen
cg.issue1553876en
cg.journalFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaGenetic Innovation
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMYen
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.iitaLIVELIHOODSen
cg.subject.iitaVALUE CHAINSen
cg.subject.iitaYAMen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactPlatformNutrition, Health and Food Security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume9en
dc.contributor.authorMondo, J.en
dc.contributor.authorMugisho, G.M.en
dc.contributor.authorChuma, G.B.en
dc.contributor.authorAgre, A.P.en
dc.contributor.authorBanda, V.R.en
dc.contributor.authorAdebola, P.O.en
dc.contributor.authorAsfaw, A.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-09T10:05:46Zen
dc.date.available2025-05-09T10:05:46Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174514
dc.titleYam urban market characteristics and consumer preferences in Bukavu City, eastern D.R. Congoen
dcterms.abstractDemand-led breeding is essential for developing crop varieties that suit market requirements. This study employed surveys targeting both yam (Dioscorea spp.) traders and consumers in Bukavu city, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to assess yam market characteristics and trait preferences. The results showed that the yam market operates predominantly informally and is dominated by women traders. The peak supply period occurs from March to May, characterized by relatively stable prices, while yam availability gradually decline and rare from August to January, prompting price increases of approximately 23% towards October. Income from yam trade plays crucial role in meeting family basic needs, including food, child education, and healthcare expenses, underscoring its importance for food and income security in the community. Market surveys, household interviews, and regression analyses consistently identified taste, softness, tuber flesh color, tuber shape, and tuber size as primary varietal preference criteria in urban settings, with slight differences across gender and age groups. Socioeconomic factors such as household location, education level, dietary integration of yam, and awareness of its nutritional benefits emerged as key drivers of urban yam consumption, regardless of gender and age categories. Our study helped to differentiate four market segments and develop corresponding target product profiles (TPPs) to inform yam breeding initiatives tailored to the needs of eastern DRC. These findings provide valuable insights into yam market characteristics, its role in sustaining livelihoods, and priority traits that should be addressed by plant breeding to enhance urban consumption.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2025-04-01en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMondo, J., Mugisho, G.M., Chuma, G.B., Agre, A.P., Banda, V.R., Adebola, P.O. & Asfaw, A. (2025). Yam urban market characteristics and consumer preferences in Bukavu City, eastern DR Congo. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9: 1553876, 1-14.en
dcterms.descriptionOpen Access Journalen
dcterms.extent1-14en
dcterms.issued2025en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.subjectyamsen
dcterms.subjectdioscoreaen
dcterms.subjectconsumer preferencesen
dcterms.subjectbreedingen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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