Gender trait preferences among smallholder cowpea farmers in northern Ghana: lessons from a case study

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cg.contributor.affiliationCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghanaen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1260407en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2297-7775en_US
cg.journalFrontiers in Sociologyen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.volume8-2023en_US
dc.contributor.authorJinbaani, Alhassan Nuhuen_US
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, Emmanuel Yawen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohammedm Abdul-Razaken_US
dc.contributor.authorTengey, Theophilus Kwablaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMawunya, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.authorKusi, Francisen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Harunaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T15:21:18Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-26T15:21:18Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138619en_US
dc.titleGender trait preferences among smallholder cowpea farmers in northern Ghana: lessons from a case studyen_US
dcterms.abstractIntroduction: This case study reports on how a gender responsive breeding program contributes to meeting the trait preference of men and women for improved cowpea varieties in northern Ghana. Methods: Fifty-eight early-maturing, medium-maturing and dual-purpose cowpea lines were planted at the CSIR-SARI research fields and women and men farmers invited for participatory plant breeding (PPB) in 2016. Selected lines from the PPB were further evaluated in 2017 using participatory varietal selection (PVS) in 5 districts in northern Ghana. In addition, 20 focus group discussions (FGDs) were held in 2018 in 10 randomly selected communities with 260 participants (130 women and 130 men) across the districts where the PVS had been held previously. Results and discussion: The study finds drought tolerance, short cooking time and pest resistance to be the most preferred cowpea traits among both men and women. The study also finds that gender differences exist in trait preference, especially for traits such as seed coat color, earliness, pod above canopy and indeterminate growth habit. As breeding programs focus on improving genetic gains for tolerance of biotic and abiotic stresses, equal attention must be given to breeding for traits desired by women.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-10-12en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJinbaani AN, Owusu EY, Mohammed A-R, Tengey TK, Mawunya M, Kusi F and Mohammed H (2023) Gender trait preferences among smallholder cowpea farmers in northern Ghana: lessons from a case study. Front. Sociol. 8:1260407. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1260407en_US
dcterms.issued2023-10-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectplant breedingen_US
dcterms.subjecttrait preferencesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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