The contestations of diversity, culture and commercialization: why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana Xanthomonas wilt problem in central Uganda
Several initiatives by the Government of Uganda, Research Institutes and CGIAR centers have promoted the use of tissue culture (TC) banana technology as an effective means of providing clean planting material to reduce the spread of Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) but its uptake is still low. We exa...
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| author | Mulugo, Lucy Kibwika, Paul Kyazze, Florence Birungi Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi |
| author_browse | Kibwika, Paul Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi Kyazze, Florence Birungi Mulugo, Lucy Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor |
| author_facet | Mulugo, Lucy Kibwika, Paul Kyazze, Florence Birungi Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi |
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| description | Several initiatives by the Government of Uganda, Research Institutes and CGIAR centers have promoted the use of tissue
culture (TC) banana technology as an effective means of providing clean planting material to reduce the spread of Banana
Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) but its uptake is still low. We examine factors that constrain uptake of tissue culture banana plant-
ing materials in central Uganda by considering the cultural context of banana cultivation. Data were collected using eight
focus group discussions involving 64 banana farmers and 10 key informant interviews and subjected to thematic analysis.
Results showed that banana cultivars in the study communities were important for food, cultural practices and medicine.
Cultivars supplied through TC were based on commercial considerations focusing on market value and household income and
insufficient attention was given to their cultural importance. Farmers regard banana from TC planting material to be incom-
patible with their tastes and preferences for traditional food and drinks, culture and medicine. Furthermore, the plantlets are
perceived as complicated to use, and farmers report requiring more knowledge and information on how to plant and maintain
the plantlets on-farm. In these aspects, TC planting material does not align with cultural values linked to societal welfare.
Future efforts aimed at controlling pests and diseases would benefit from more location-specific and holistic approaches that
integrate cultural dimensions alongside planting material hygiene, quality and vigor. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1205122025-11-11T17:47:00Z The contestations of diversity, culture and commercialization: why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana Xanthomonas wilt problem in central Uganda Mulugo, Lucy Kibwika, Paul Kyazze, Florence Birungi Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi xanthomonas tissue culture knowledge and information systems cultural values cultivo de tejidos valores culturales sistemas de conocimiento e información Several initiatives by the Government of Uganda, Research Institutes and CGIAR centers have promoted the use of tissue culture (TC) banana technology as an effective means of providing clean planting material to reduce the spread of Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) but its uptake is still low. We examine factors that constrain uptake of tissue culture banana plant- ing materials in central Uganda by considering the cultural context of banana cultivation. Data were collected using eight focus group discussions involving 64 banana farmers and 10 key informant interviews and subjected to thematic analysis. Results showed that banana cultivars in the study communities were important for food, cultural practices and medicine. Cultivars supplied through TC were based on commercial considerations focusing on market value and household income and insufficient attention was given to their cultural importance. Farmers regard banana from TC planting material to be incom- patible with their tastes and preferences for traditional food and drinks, culture and medicine. Furthermore, the plantlets are perceived as complicated to use, and farmers report requiring more knowledge and information on how to plant and maintain the plantlets on-farm. In these aspects, TC planting material does not align with cultural values linked to societal welfare. Future efforts aimed at controlling pests and diseases would benefit from more location-specific and holistic approaches that integrate cultural dimensions alongside planting material hygiene, quality and vigor. 2022-09 2022-08-11T08:21:50Z 2022-08-11T08:21:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120512 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Mulugo, L.; Kibwika, P.; Kyazze, F.B.; Bonaventure, A.O.; Kikulwe, E. (2022) The contestations of diversity, culture and commercialization: why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana Xanthomonas wilt problem in central Uganda. Agriculture and Human Values 39 p. 1141–1158. ISSN: 0889-048X |
| spellingShingle | xanthomonas tissue culture knowledge and information systems cultural values cultivo de tejidos valores culturales sistemas de conocimiento e información Mulugo, Lucy Kibwika, Paul Kyazze, Florence Birungi Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi The contestations of diversity, culture and commercialization: why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana Xanthomonas wilt problem in central Uganda |
| title | The contestations of diversity, culture and commercialization: why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana Xanthomonas wilt problem in central Uganda |
| title_full | The contestations of diversity, culture and commercialization: why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana Xanthomonas wilt problem in central Uganda |
| title_fullStr | The contestations of diversity, culture and commercialization: why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana Xanthomonas wilt problem in central Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | The contestations of diversity, culture and commercialization: why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana Xanthomonas wilt problem in central Uganda |
| title_short | The contestations of diversity, culture and commercialization: why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana Xanthomonas wilt problem in central Uganda |
| title_sort | contestations of diversity culture and commercialization why tissue culture technology alone cannot solve the banana xanthomonas wilt problem in central uganda |
| topic | xanthomonas tissue culture knowledge and information systems cultural values cultivo de tejidos valores culturales sistemas de conocimiento e información |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120512 |
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