Stressors and Resilience within the Cassava Value Chain in Nigeria: Preferred Cassava Variety Traits and Response Strategies of Men and Women to Inform Breeding
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Published:2023-05-10
Issue:10
Volume:15
Page:7837
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ISSN:2071-1050
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Container-title:Sustainability
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Sustainability
Author:
Olaosebikan Olamide1ORCID, Bello Abolore1ORCID, Utoblo Obaiya2, Okoye Benjamin3ORCID, Olutegbe Nathaniel4, Garner Elisabeth5ORCID, Teeken Béla1ORCID, Bryan Elizabeth6ORCID, Forsythe Lora7, Cole Steven8ORCID, Kulakow Peter1ORCID, Egesi Chiedozie135ORCID, Tufan Hale9ORCID, Madu Tessy3ORCID
Affiliation:
1. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan 200001, Nigeria 2. Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Jos, Jos 930105, Nigeria 3. National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Umudike 440109, Nigeria 4. Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200132, Nigeria 5. Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry, Bogor 16115, Indonesia 6. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC 20005-3915, USA 7. Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK 8. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dar es Salaam 34441, Tanzania 9. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
Abstract
This study investigated the trait preferences for cassava in the context of climate change and conflict stressors among value-chain actors in Nigeria to strengthen social inclusion and the community-resilience outcomes from breeding programs. Multi-stage sampling procedures were used to select and interview male and female value-chain participants in the Osun, Benue and Abia States. The results indicated that farmers preferred cassava traits such as drought tolerance, early bulking, multiple-product use and in-ground storability to strengthen resilience. Climate change and challenges related to social change shaped the response strategies from both genders, and influenced trait preferences, including the early re-emergence of cassava leaves, stems that had ratooning potential, and especially the root milking that was important among female respondents. The major response strategies employed by men included frequent farm visits to prevent theft and engaging in non-agricultural livelihoods. Those employed by women included backyard farming, early harvesting, having preferences for food with fewer processing steps, and depending on remittances. The resilience capacity was higher for men than for women due to their better access to assets, as well as their abilities to relocate their farms and out-migrate in search of other livelihoods. Considering gendered cassava traits, and enhancing their resilience and response strategies, can complement efforts to make breeding more socially inclusive, resilient, and anticipatory to future challenges created by climate and related social changes.
Funder
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction
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