The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice variety

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationKenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organizationen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationIndustrial Crops Research Institute, Kenyaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationProsper Agriculture Limited, Kenyaen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeMarket Intelligenceen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMary Ng'endo Kanui: 0000-0002-6349-5325en_US
cg.creator.identifierAjay Panchbhai: 0000-0002-2497-9773en_US
cg.creator.identifierRuth Musila: 0000-0002-4023-5248en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-022-00122-6en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2662-4044en_US
cg.issue57en_US
cg.journalCABI Agriculture and Bioscienceen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.volume3en_US
dc.contributor.authorNg'endo, Maryen_US
dc.contributor.authorKinyua, MaryLizaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChebet, Lourineen_US
dc.contributor.authorMutiga, Samuel K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNdung’u, Josephen_US
dc.contributor.authorNyongesa, Oliveren_US
dc.contributor.authorNjau, Simonen_US
dc.contributor.authorPanchbhai, Ajayen_US
dc.contributor.authorMusila, Ruthen_US
dc.contributor.authorMurori, Rosemaryen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-20T14:14:30Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-12-20T14:14:30Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/126115en_US
dc.titleThe importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice varietyen_US
dcterms.abstractGrowing high-yielding varieties is crucial for successful crop production and maximizing farmers’ net returns. One such example is IR05N221, locally referred to as Komboka rice variety, which was released in Kenya in 2013. On the one hand, Komboka can bridge the gap in rice imports since yields of existing rice varieties do not meet the increasing rice consumption levels of the Kenyan population. On the other hand, it has taken about seven years for Komboka to be appreciated by farmers, necessitating the need to understand farmer preferences when it comes to adopting a new improved variety. We used a mixed-method study approach by combining quantitative and qualitative data collected regionally and locally in both rainfed and irrigated ecologies. When compared to most of the other rice varieties under evaluation, Komboka was high-yielding, early-maturing, and had moderate tolerance to diseases in both rainfed and irrigated ecologies. However, farmers at the regional level ranked Komboka either at the same or lower rank in terms of sensory attributes. At the local level, farmers predominantly grew older and more aromatic Basmati 370 rice variety for sale, as it fetched them more money, with preferences for both men and women rice farmers being the same. Despite Komboka being a high-yielding variety, Mwea rice farmers’ perceptions and preferences for this improved variety were low. While Komboka was equally aromatic, the lack of a ready market dissuaded these farmers from widely preferring the new Komboka variety. We provide prerequisite information that can support the commercialization and promotion of the Komboka variety. We also show that widespread favourable perception of new varieties hinges on matching preferences between breeders’ efforts for improved rice productivity with farmers’ needs for market competitiveness in these new varieties.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2022-09-04en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNg’endo, Mary, Kinyua, MaryLiza, Chebet, Lourine, Mutiga, Samuel, Ndung’u, Joseph, Nyongesa, Oliver, Njau, Simon, Panchbhai, Ajay, Musila, Ruth and Murori, Rosemary. 2022. The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice variety. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 3:57.en_US
dcterms.issued2022-09-04en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectriceen_US
dcterms.subjectvarietiesen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmer participationen_US
dcterms.subjectbasmati riceen_US
dcterms.subjectmarketsen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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