Serving the fast-growing potato processing industry in Eastern Africa: Implications for CGIAR market segmentation and TPP

The original CGIAR seed product market segmentation by Excellence in Breeding (EiB) included one segment related to potato processing varieties in Eastern Africa, for which the target product profile (TPP), i.e., the blueprint for the ideal product, has been co-developed by breeders from the Interna...

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Autores principales: Naziri, Diego, Devaux, André, Hareau, Guy, Wauters, Pieter
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR System Organization 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172454
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author Naziri, Diego
Devaux, André
Hareau, Guy
Wauters, Pieter
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Hareau, Guy
Naziri, Diego
Wauters, Pieter
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Devaux, André
Hareau, Guy
Wauters, Pieter
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description The original CGIAR seed product market segmentation by Excellence in Breeding (EiB) included one segment related to potato processing varieties in Eastern Africa, for which the target product profile (TPP), i.e., the blueprint for the ideal product, has been co-developed by breeders from the International Potato Center (CIP) and partners. The processing industry in the region is expanding rapidly. While firms largely procure tubers of varieties not specifically bred for processing, there is growing evidence that, as the sector develops, they will progressively set and enforce stricter requirements for raw material. In this study, we investigated the requirements of processing companies in the region, with a focus on Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. We also discuss the alignment of the industry’s requirements with the breeding efforts by CIP and national programs as defined in the corresponding TPP. We found that the original segmentation for potato in Eastern Africa could be refined to better reflect the industry’s requirements, especially related to different end products (chips and crisps). The findings provide additional insights on how the existing TPP for the processing segment can be adjusted to make breeding more market oriented and responsive to end-user preferences. While it is expected that this will contribute to higher and faster variety uptake and adoption, the challenge ahead for breeders will be to strike the right balance between farmers’ and processors’ requirements.
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spelling CGSpace1724542025-01-30T02:00:59Z Serving the fast-growing potato processing industry in Eastern Africa: Implications for CGIAR market segmentation and TPP Naziri, Diego Devaux, André Hareau, Guy Wauters, Pieter market segmentation plant breeding processing potatoes The original CGIAR seed product market segmentation by Excellence in Breeding (EiB) included one segment related to potato processing varieties in Eastern Africa, for which the target product profile (TPP), i.e., the blueprint for the ideal product, has been co-developed by breeders from the International Potato Center (CIP) and partners. The processing industry in the region is expanding rapidly. While firms largely procure tubers of varieties not specifically bred for processing, there is growing evidence that, as the sector develops, they will progressively set and enforce stricter requirements for raw material. In this study, we investigated the requirements of processing companies in the region, with a focus on Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. We also discuss the alignment of the industry’s requirements with the breeding efforts by CIP and national programs as defined in the corresponding TPP. We found that the original segmentation for potato in Eastern Africa could be refined to better reflect the industry’s requirements, especially related to different end products (chips and crisps). The findings provide additional insights on how the existing TPP for the processing segment can be adjusted to make breeding more market oriented and responsive to end-user preferences. While it is expected that this will contribute to higher and faster variety uptake and adoption, the challenge ahead for breeders will be to strike the right balance between farmers’ and processors’ requirements. 2024-10 2025-01-29T21:56:05Z 2025-01-29T21:56:05Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172454 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR System Organization Naziri, D., Devaux, A., Hareau, G., Wauters, P. 2024. Serving the fast-growing potato processing industry in Eastern Africa: Implications for CGIAR market segmentation and TPP. A Poster Presented at the CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence WP1-WP2 Workshop, 14-18 October 2024, Harare, Zimbabwe.
spellingShingle market segmentation
plant breeding
processing
potatoes
Naziri, Diego
Devaux, André
Hareau, Guy
Wauters, Pieter
Serving the fast-growing potato processing industry in Eastern Africa: Implications for CGIAR market segmentation and TPP
title Serving the fast-growing potato processing industry in Eastern Africa: Implications for CGIAR market segmentation and TPP
title_full Serving the fast-growing potato processing industry in Eastern Africa: Implications for CGIAR market segmentation and TPP
title_fullStr Serving the fast-growing potato processing industry in Eastern Africa: Implications for CGIAR market segmentation and TPP
title_full_unstemmed Serving the fast-growing potato processing industry in Eastern Africa: Implications for CGIAR market segmentation and TPP
title_short Serving the fast-growing potato processing industry in Eastern Africa: Implications for CGIAR market segmentation and TPP
title_sort serving the fast growing potato processing industry in eastern africa implications for cgiar market segmentation and tpp
topic market segmentation
plant breeding
processing
potatoes
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172454
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