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_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Uyoen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ibadanen_US
cg.coverage.countryNigeriaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NGen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.placeIbadan, Nigeriaen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMYen_US
cg.subject.iitaCASSAVAen_US
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDINGen_US
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
dc.contributor.authorKormawa, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTshiunza, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDixon, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorUdo, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOkoruwa, V.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T08:11:26Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-06-08T08:11:26Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130681en_US
dc.titleVarietal characteristics of cassava: farmers' perceptions and preferences in semiarid zone of west Africaen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
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_US
dcterms.extent61-68en_US
dcterms.issued2003-09en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectcassavaen_US
dcterms.subjectearly maturityen_US
dcterms.subjectbreedingen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectnigeriaen_US
dcterms.typeConference Paperen_US

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