Gender mainstreaming in sweetpotato breeding and dissemination in Ghana and Malawi

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Josen
cg.contributor.affiliationReputed Agriculture 4 Development Foundation, Ghanaen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationCSIR-Savanna Agriculture Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorIrish Aiden
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MW
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierNetsayi Mudege: 0000-0002-0389-1967en
cg.creator.identifierEdward Carey: 0000-0003-1007-2529en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2024.1263438en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2297-7775en
cg.journalFrontiers in Sociologyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaGenetic Innovation
cg.subject.cipBREEDINGen
cg.subject.cipGENDERen
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATOESen
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero Hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growthen
cg.volume9en
dc.contributor.authorUtoblo, O.G.en
dc.contributor.authorAbidin, P.E.en
dc.contributor.authorDery, E.K.en
dc.contributor.authorBidzakin, J.K.en
dc.contributor.authorMudege, N.N.en
dc.contributor.authorDorgbetor, I.K.en
dc.contributor.authorEbregt, M.en
dc.contributor.authorCarey, E.E.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T21:12:25Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-28T21:12:25Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/144130
dc.titleGender mainstreaming in sweetpotato breeding and dissemination in Ghana and Malawien
dcterms.abstractGender responsiveness in breeding programs to meet client and end user preferences for crops is essential. This case study analyzes the implementation experience of gender-responsive breeding and variety dissemination in Malawi and Ghana, focusing on good practices and challenges encountered. In Malawi, a training-of-trainers approach was employed to share knowledge among trained farmers. In Ghana, a research study was conducted to identify gender-based preferences for sweetpotato to define breeding objectives. The participation of social scientists, food scientists, and sweetpotato breeders in the GREAT (Gender Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation) team provided a multidisciplinary perspective, addressing questions and responses in the field. Research efforts were strengthened by focusing on food quality through the establishment of an analytical laboratory for rapid evaluation of nutrition and food quality, including sugars. This helped develop sensory analytical capacity to better understand quality attributes and market segments, guiding breeding and improving market opportunities for women. Breeding outcomes resulting from gender inclusion led to the release of some sweetpotato varieties meeting end user and consumer preferences, as well as adoption of OFSP varieties by men and women. Other good practices for gender inclusion and responsiveness include providing funds for gender-based research and activities, engaging gender specialists and social scientists in trans-disciplinary teams, designing program activities with gender considerations, and incorporating traits in seed multiplication and dissemination decisions. Application of these gender inclusion practices resulted in adoption and development of acceptable sweetpotato varieties.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audienceExtensionen
dcterms.audienceFarmersen
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen
dcterms.audienceNGOsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2024-04-30en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationUtoblo, O.G.; Abidin, P.E.; Dery, E.K.; Bidzakin, J.K.; Mudege, N.N.; Dorgbetor, I.K.; Ebregt, M.; Carey, E.E. 2024. Gender mainstreaming in sweetpotato breeding and dissemination in Ghana and Malawi. Frontiers in Sociology. ISSN 2297-7775. 9. 10 p. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2024.1263438en
dcterms.extent10 p.en
dcterms.issued2024-04-30en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectsweet potatoesen
dcterms.subjectbreedingen
dcterms.subjectmatrilineal lineageen
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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