Varietal characteristics of cassava: farmers' perceptions and preferences in semiarid zone of west Africa

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Uyoen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ibadanen
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.placeIbadan, Nigeriaen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMYen
cg.subject.iitaCASSAVAen
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDINGen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
dc.contributor.authorKormawa, P.en
dc.contributor.authorTshiunza, M.en
dc.contributor.authorDixon, A.en
dc.contributor.authorUdo, E.en
dc.contributor.authorOkoruwa, V.en
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T08:11:26Zen
dc.date.available2023-06-08T08:11:26Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130681
dc.titleVarietal characteristics of cassava: farmers' perceptions and preferences in semiarid zone of west Africaen
dcterms.abstractThe study examines and models Farmers' perceptions and preferences of cassava· varietal characteristics vis-i-vis the decision ' to adopt cassava cultivars in their fields. The paper is built on the concept of the effect of technology-specific factors on adoption. By way of threshold decision modelling for each of the countries considered, the results reveal different scenario. Based on the varietal characteristics considered, environmental resistance quality (ERQ), high-yielding quality (HYQ), early maturing qualities (EMQ), leaf quality (LQ), inground storability quality (lSQ) and taste quality (TQ) have declining importance in the order of Iisting. As such, environmental resistance quality appears a major varietal characteristic that the farmers perceived and preferred for cultivating any cassava cultivar in the zone. The results, therefore, reinforce the relative importance of varietal characteristics in the choice and preference of cassava cultivars by farmers; it is, therefore, imperative for breeders to develop cultivars that will be acceptable to the farmers considering their level of preference and perceptions.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKormawa, P., Tshiunza, M., Dixon, A., Udo, E. & Okoruwa, V. (2003). Varietal characteristics of cassava: farmers' perceptions and preferences in semiarid zone of west Africa. In proceedings of the 8th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB), 12-16 November, Ibadan (p. 61-68).en
dcterms.extent61-68en
dcterms.issued2003-09en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
dcterms.subjectcassavaen
dcterms.subjectearly maturityen
dcterms.subjectbreedingen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectnigeriaen
dcterms.typeConference Paper

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