Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana
Vitamin A deficiency related diseases are a major problem in Sub-Sahara Africa and any staple crop that contains high levels of total carotenoids including β-carotene can be used to combat these challenges. However, there is little or no information on farmers’ and consumers’ perceptions and prefere...
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| author | Adu, Emmanuel Ogyiri Amenorpe, Godwin Taah, Kingsley Joseph Asare, Paul Agu Parkes, Elizabeth Labuschagne, Maryke Kulakow, Peter |
| author_browse | Adu, Emmanuel Ogyiri Amenorpe, Godwin Asare, Paul Agu Kulakow, Peter Labuschagne, Maryke Parkes, Elizabeth Taah, Kingsley Joseph |
| author_facet | Adu, Emmanuel Ogyiri Amenorpe, Godwin Taah, Kingsley Joseph Asare, Paul Agu Parkes, Elizabeth Labuschagne, Maryke Kulakow, Peter |
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| description | Vitamin A deficiency related diseases are a major problem in Sub-Sahara Africa and any staple crop that contains high levels of total carotenoids including β-carotene can be used to combat these challenges. However, there is little or no information on farmers’ and consumers’ perceptions and preferences for yellow flesh cassava varieties that contain high levels of total carotenoids. This study was done to assess the perceptions and preferences of Ghanaian farmers and consumers for yellow flesh cassava varieties. A survey was conducted on cassava farmers and consumers in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese, Agona East, Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Assin South, and Twifo-Ati-Morkwa, which are the five major cassava-growing districts in the Central region. In all, 600 respondents consisting of 200 farmers and 400 consumers were interviewed using a content validated structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 25 and showed that 91.2% of the consumers and 88.8% of the farmers have heard of the yellow flesh cassava and 72% were willing to cultivate it, but lack of planting materials and non-availability of a ready market were their major constraints. Also, the majority of the farmers and consumers recommended that fufu and gari be made from the yellow flesh cassava. It is recommended that breeders should breed for mealy yellow flesh cassava to meet demand. More sensitization is also needed to increase the patronage for yellow flesh cassava. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1715112025-02-19T14:31:17Z Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana Adu, Emmanuel Ogyiri Amenorpe, Godwin Taah, Kingsley Joseph Asare, Paul Agu Parkes, Elizabeth Labuschagne, Maryke Kulakow, Peter carotenoids cassava data farmers research methods surveys questionnaires vitamin deficiencies Vitamin A deficiency related diseases are a major problem in Sub-Sahara Africa and any staple crop that contains high levels of total carotenoids including β-carotene can be used to combat these challenges. However, there is little or no information on farmers’ and consumers’ perceptions and preferences for yellow flesh cassava varieties that contain high levels of total carotenoids. This study was done to assess the perceptions and preferences of Ghanaian farmers and consumers for yellow flesh cassava varieties. A survey was conducted on cassava farmers and consumers in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese, Agona East, Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Assin South, and Twifo-Ati-Morkwa, which are the five major cassava-growing districts in the Central region. In all, 600 respondents consisting of 200 farmers and 400 consumers were interviewed using a content validated structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 25 and showed that 91.2% of the consumers and 88.8% of the farmers have heard of the yellow flesh cassava and 72% were willing to cultivate it, but lack of planting materials and non-availability of a ready market were their major constraints. Also, the majority of the farmers and consumers recommended that fufu and gari be made from the yellow flesh cassava. It is recommended that breeders should breed for mealy yellow flesh cassava to meet demand. More sensitization is also needed to increase the patronage for yellow flesh cassava. 2023-05-19 2025-01-29T12:58:17Z 2025-01-29T12:58:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171511 en Open Access Science and Education Publishing Co., Ltd. Adu, Emmanuel Ogyiri; Amenorpe, Godwin; Taah, Kingsley Joseph; Asare, Paul Agu; Parkes, Elizabeth; Labuschagne, Maryke; and Kulakow, Peter. 2023. Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 11(5): 382-388. https://doi.org/10.12691/jfnr-11-5-7 |
| spellingShingle | carotenoids cassava data farmers research methods surveys questionnaires vitamin deficiencies Adu, Emmanuel Ogyiri Amenorpe, Godwin Taah, Kingsley Joseph Asare, Paul Agu Parkes, Elizabeth Labuschagne, Maryke Kulakow, Peter Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana |
| title | Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana |
| title_full | Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana |
| title_short | Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana |
| title_sort | farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for yellow flesh cassava yfc in the central region of ghana |
| topic | carotenoids cassava data farmers research methods surveys questionnaires vitamin deficiencies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171511 |
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