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View article: Behavioral interventions in informal seed systems to nudge sustainable demand for quality seed of sweetpotato
Behavioral interventions in informal seed systems to nudge sustainable demand for quality seed of sweetpotato Open
CONTEXT: The introduction of quality-certified seed (QCS) in the informal farmer network-based seed systems, which have largely relied on informal signals of quality, represents a promising innovation towards integrated seed sector develop…
View article: A gendered assessment of crop traits to improve breeding product design and uptake: the case of potato in Kenya
A gendered assessment of crop traits to improve breeding product design and uptake: the case of potato in Kenya Open
The study assesses the gender implications of a target product profile for table potato in Kenya. Breeding programs mostly emphasize farmers’ trait requirements and rarely pay attention to other value chain actors’ preferences. This partia…
View article: Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservation
Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservation Open
In Uganda, farmers in arid and semi-arid areas lack sweetpotato seed after dry spells. This constrains the crop’s potential to contribute to food security. Triple S (sand, storage, sprouting) is a root-based technology addressing seed scar…
View article: Gender mainstreaming in sweetpotato breeding in Uganda: a case study
Gender mainstreaming in sweetpotato breeding in Uganda: a case study Open
Purpose In Uganda, sweetpotato [ Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] is typically a “woman’s crop,” grown, processed, stored and also mainly consumed by smallholder farmers for food and income. Farmers value sweetpotato for its early maturity, resil…
View article: Targeting market segment needs with public-good crop breeding investments: A case study with potato and sweetpotato focused on poverty alleviation, nutrition and gender
Targeting market segment needs with public-good crop breeding investments: A case study with potato and sweetpotato focused on poverty alleviation, nutrition and gender Open
Crop breeding programs have often focused on the release of new varieties that target yield improvement to achieve food security and reduce poverty. While continued investments in this objective are justified, there is a need for breeding …
View article: Targeting market segment needs with public-good crop breeding investments: A case study with potato and sweetpotato focused on poverty alleviation, nutrition and gender
Targeting market segment needs with public-good crop breeding investments: A case study with potato and sweetpotato focused on poverty alleviation, nutrition and gender Open
This manuscript details the process and results of potato and sweetpotato market segments(MS) description, and their profiling based on sensitivity to gender equality, nutritional and poverty impacts of related breeding pipeline investment…
View article: Building Demand-Led and Gender-Responsive Breeding Programs
Building Demand-Led and Gender-Responsive Breeding Programs Open
Gender-responsive breeding is a new approach to making sure modern breeding takes advantage of opportunities to improve gender equality in agriculture. Conventional research on the acceptability of modern varieties has scarcely addressed g…
View article: Quality and psychosocial factors influencing purchase of orange‐fleshed sweetpotato bread
Quality and psychosocial factors influencing purchase of orange‐fleshed sweetpotato bread Open
Summary This 2018 study, conducted in six Tusky's supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya, combined the Just‐About‐Right, Penalty and Mean‐End‐Chain analyses to examine the quality and psychosocial factors influencing the purchase of a novel bread …
View article: Monitoring with social media: Experiences from “integrating” WhatsApp in the M&E system under sweet potato value chain
Monitoring with social media: Experiences from “integrating” WhatsApp in the M&E system under sweet potato value chain Open
Dealing with multiple stakeholders in agriculture–nutrition projects often makes communication and the collection of quality, reliable, and low-cost data complex and challenging. Communication bureaucracies among stakeholders often lead to…
View article: Effect of nutrition education and psychosocial factors on child feeding practices: findings of a field experiment with biofortified foods and different women categories
Effect of nutrition education and psychosocial factors on child feeding practices: findings of a field experiment with biofortified foods and different women categories Open
Despite the efforts to promote good practices in infant and young child feeding (IYCF), the adoption of such practices has been low. Using data from a sample of 665 women, and the theory of planned behavior, we examine the effect of differ…
View article: ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN’S BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS MATERNAL, INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING IN HOMA BAY COUNTY, KENYA
ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN’S BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS MATERNAL, INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING IN HOMA BAY COUNTY, KENYA Open
. Inadequate dietary intake as a result of poor maternal, infant and young child feeding (MIYCF) practices is the foremost cause of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in Kenya. Women and children‟s diets characteristically consist of starchy cerea…