Gender roles in sourcing and sharing of banana planting material in communities with and without banana bunchy top disease in Nigeria

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierOlamide Olaosebikan: 0000-0003-1470-1150
cg.creator.identifierDelphine Amah: 0000-0002-5706-8773
cg.creator.identifierRachid Hanna: 0000-0002-5715-0144
cg.creator.identifierP. Lava Kumar: 0000-0003-4388-6510
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su13063310en
cg.identifier.iitathemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.identifier.iitathemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2071-1050en
cg.issue6en
cg.journalSustainabilityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMYen
cg.subject.iitaBANANAen
cg.subject.iitaDISEASE CONTROLen
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.iitaGENDERen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDINGen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT DISEASESen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT HEALTHen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume13en
dc.contributor.authorNkengla-Asi, L.en
dc.contributor.authorEforuoku, F.en
dc.contributor.authorOlaosebikan, O.en
dc.contributor.authorLadigbolu, T.A.en
dc.contributor.authorAmah, D.en
dc.contributor.authorHanna, R.en
dc.contributor.authorKumar, P. Lavaen
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-22T14:27:18Zen
dc.date.available2021-04-22T14:27:18Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113493
dc.titleGender roles in sourcing and sharing of banana planting material in communities with and without banana bunchy top disease in Nigeriaen
dcterms.abstractBanana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is the most devastating disease of banana and plantain (Musa spp.). The disease spreads through the use of infected vegetative propagules and the banana aphid (Pentalonia nigronervosa) is the virus vector. This study seeks to understand the gender dimensions and sociocultural aspects of banana seed (vegetative propagule) sourcing and sharing practices among men and women farmers, and its influence on BBTD spread and disease control efforts. Data were collected from 300 banana farmers (187 men and 113 women) in BBTD and non-BBTD areas in southwest Nigeria. The results revealed that seed sharing within the communities is a social responsibility with members expected to share banana seed with the needy mainly as gifts rather than sold for cash. Men farmers mostly sourced seed from old fields, while women sourced seed from relatives. Harvesting of banana seed was predominantly the responsibility of men with women as helpers. Both men and women farmers in the non-BBTD area cultivated larger farm sizes and harvested more banana planting material than farmers in the BBTD area. The existing seed sourcing practices among men and women farmers heighten the risk of BBTD spread. Awareness raising on disease spread through infected seeds should consider gender-differentiated roles and social practices to reduce its spread within communities.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2021-03-17
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNkengla-Asi, L., Eforuoku, F., Olaosebikan, O., Ladigbolu, T.A., Amah, D., Hanna, R. & Kumar, P.L. (2021). Gender roles in sourcing and sharing of banana planting material in communities with and without banana bunchy top disease in Nigeria. Sustainability, 13(6), 3310: 1-14.en
dcterms.extent1-14en
dcterms.issued2021-03-17
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectbananasen
dcterms.subjectseedsen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectbanana bunchy top virusen
dcterms.subjectdisease controlen
dcterms.subjectvegetative propagationen
dcterms.subjectnigeriaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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