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

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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Main Authors:	Thiele, Graham, Dufour, Dominique, Vernier, Philippe, Mwanga, Robert O.M., Parker, Monica, Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar, Teeken, Béla, Wossen, Tesfamichael, Gotor, Elisabetta, Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi, Tufan, Hale Ann, Sinelle, Sophie, Kouakou, Amani Michel, Friedmann, Michael, Polar, Vivian, Hershey, Clair H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Wiley 2020
Subjects:	root crops tubers bananas varieties plant breeding selection criteria consumer behaviour food science cassava consumers potatoes sweet potatoes yams adoption subsaharan africa
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108733