A review of varietal change in roots, tubers and bananas: consumer preferences and other drivers of adoption and implications for breeding

Thiele, Graham; Dufour, Dominique; Vernier, Philippe; O. M. Mwanga, Robert; Parker, Monica; Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar; Teeken, Béla; Wossen, Tesfamicheal; Gotor, Elisabetta; Kikulwe, Enoch; Tufan, Hale; Sinelle, Sophie; Michel Kouakou, Amani; Friedmann, Michael; Polar, Vivian; Hershey, Clair

doi:10.1111/ijfs.14684

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A review of varietal change in roots, tubers and bananas: consumer preferences and other drivers of adoption and implications for breeding

Published in International Journal of Food Science & Technology • Jul 3, 2020

Authors:

Graham Thiele

Dominique Dufour

Philippe Vernier

Abstract

This review of the literature on varietal change in sub-Saharan Africa looks in detail at adoption of new varieties of bananas in Uganda, cassava in Nigeria, potato in Kenya, sweetpotato in Uganda and yams in Côte d'Ivoire. The review explored three hypotheses about drivers of varietal change. There...

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Agroforestry

Business

Agronomy

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