Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Barley Breeding in Ethiopia: Integrating Gender-Specific Preferences

Barley is a key staple crop in Ethiopia, crucial for food security, malt production, and livestock feed. Smallholder farmers rely heavily on traditional landraces, making them particularly vulnerable to climate change and yield variability (Mohammed et al., 2016; Wada et al., 2022). This study aims...

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Autores principales: Najjar, Dina, Tsige Abebe, Meseret, Oueslati, Dorsaf, Zeleke, Muluken, M. Oumer, Ali, Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel, Frija, Aymen, Wamatu, Jane
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Publicado: 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159320
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author Najjar, Dina
Tsige Abebe, Meseret
Oueslati, Dorsaf
Zeleke, Muluken
M. Oumer, Ali
Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel
Frija, Aymen
Wamatu, Jane
author_browse Frija, Aymen
M. Oumer, Ali
Najjar, Dina
Oueslati, Dorsaf
Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel
Tsige Abebe, Meseret
Wamatu, Jane
Zeleke, Muluken
author_facet Najjar, Dina
Tsige Abebe, Meseret
Oueslati, Dorsaf
Zeleke, Muluken
M. Oumer, Ali
Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel
Frija, Aymen
Wamatu, Jane
author_sort Najjar, Dina
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description Barley is a key staple crop in Ethiopia, crucial for food security, malt production, and livestock feed. Smallholder farmers rely heavily on traditional landraces, making them particularly vulnerable to climate change and yield variability (Mohammed et al., 2016; Wada et al., 2022). This study aims to inform trait prioritization for the delivery of high yielding barley genotypes with tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, while integrating gender-specific preferences in the breeding process to enhance adoption rates and ensure food security. Women play a pivotal role in agriculture, yet their preferences in seed traits are often overlooked, especially in the Global South (Puskur et al., 2021). This gap leads to the development of crops that do not adequately address the needs of all farmers, particularly in terms of resilience, nutritional quality, and labor requirements (Weltzien et al., 2019; Badstue et al., 2022). The focus of this research is to explore gender-based preferences for seed traits and their implications for agricultural productivity and food security. We attend to the question of what role does a multi-stakeholder approach plays in identifying and incorporating trait preferences for barley varieties, including food and feed traits, to enhance the adoption rates among smallholder farmers in Ethiopia? Our study highlights the importance of incorporating women’s preferences into breeding programs to improve adoption, and benefits, and ensure sustainable agricultural practices.
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spelling CGSpace1593202026-01-17T02:08:07Z Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Barley Breeding in Ethiopia: Integrating Gender-Specific Preferences Najjar, Dina Tsige Abebe, Meseret Oueslati, Dorsaf Zeleke, Muluken M. Oumer, Ali Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel Frija, Aymen Wamatu, Jane barley gender barley multi-stakeholder Barley is a key staple crop in Ethiopia, crucial for food security, malt production, and livestock feed. Smallholder farmers rely heavily on traditional landraces, making them particularly vulnerable to climate change and yield variability (Mohammed et al., 2016; Wada et al., 2022). This study aims to inform trait prioritization for the delivery of high yielding barley genotypes with tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, while integrating gender-specific preferences in the breeding process to enhance adoption rates and ensure food security. Women play a pivotal role in agriculture, yet their preferences in seed traits are often overlooked, especially in the Global South (Puskur et al., 2021). This gap leads to the development of crops that do not adequately address the needs of all farmers, particularly in terms of resilience, nutritional quality, and labor requirements (Weltzien et al., 2019; Badstue et al., 2022). The focus of this research is to explore gender-based preferences for seed traits and their implications for agricultural productivity and food security. We attend to the question of what role does a multi-stakeholder approach plays in identifying and incorporating trait preferences for barley varieties, including food and feed traits, to enhance the adoption rates among smallholder farmers in Ethiopia? Our study highlights the importance of incorporating women’s preferences into breeding programs to improve adoption, and benefits, and ensure sustainable agricultural practices. 2024-11-06T18:48:37Z 2024-11-06T18:48:37Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159320 en Open Access application/pdf Dina Najjar, Meseret Tsige Abebe, Dorsaf Oueslati, Muluken Zeleke, Ali M. Oumer, Miguel Sanchez-Garcia, Aymen Frija, Jane Wamatu. (15/10/2024). Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Barley Breeding in Ethiopia: Integrating Gender-Specific Preferences.
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gender
barley
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Najjar, Dina
Tsige Abebe, Meseret
Oueslati, Dorsaf
Zeleke, Muluken
M. Oumer, Ali
Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel
Frija, Aymen
Wamatu, Jane
Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Barley Breeding in Ethiopia: Integrating Gender-Specific Preferences
title Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Barley Breeding in Ethiopia: Integrating Gender-Specific Preferences
title_full Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Barley Breeding in Ethiopia: Integrating Gender-Specific Preferences
title_fullStr Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Barley Breeding in Ethiopia: Integrating Gender-Specific Preferences
title_full_unstemmed Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Barley Breeding in Ethiopia: Integrating Gender-Specific Preferences
title_short Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Barley Breeding in Ethiopia: Integrating Gender-Specific Preferences
title_sort towards a multi stakeholder approach to barley breeding in ethiopia integrating gender specific preferences
topic barley
gender
barley
multi-stakeholder
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159320
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