Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties
This study, prepared for the Scaling for Impact Science Program of the CGIAR, analyzes producer typologies and value-chain barriers affecting adoption of improved and biofortified common bean varieties in Guatemala to inform context-specific scaling strategies. Using a mixed-methods design, it combi...
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| author | Quintero, Katherine Pérez, Yuliana Taborda, Luis Pérez, Salomón Morales, Herlindo Buritica, Alexander Vargas, Sandra González, Carolina Jiménez, Luz Adriana Reyes, Byron |
| author_browse | Buritica, Alexander González, Carolina Jiménez, Luz Adriana Morales, Herlindo Pérez, Salomón Pérez, Yuliana Quintero, Katherine Reyes, Byron Taborda, Luis Vargas, Sandra |
| author_facet | Quintero, Katherine Pérez, Yuliana Taborda, Luis Pérez, Salomón Morales, Herlindo Buritica, Alexander Vargas, Sandra González, Carolina Jiménez, Luz Adriana Reyes, Byron |
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| description | This study, prepared for the Scaling for Impact Science Program of the CGIAR, analyzes producer typologies and value-chain barriers affecting adoption of improved and biofortified common bean varieties in Guatemala to inform context-specific scaling strategies. Using a mixed-methods design, it combines factorial analysis of mixed data and hierarchical clustering of a survey of 516 producers with thematic and semantic clustering analyses of 12 semi-structured interviews with institutional actors. At the farmer level, three typologies were identified: young female subsistence farmers, middle-aged indigenous male subsistence farmers, and older male market-oriented farmers, differing in assets, technology access, and market engagement. At meso and macro levels, six thematic areas shape adoption, including market dynamics, institutional governance, and sociocultural factors. Scaling implications vary by typology, requiring gender-sensitive and culturally adapted extension, differentiated finance and risk-management mechanisms, and strengthened market linkages. Cross-cutting needs include inclusive communication, intergenerational learning, and outreach to remote areas. At higher levels, effective scaling depends on institutional coordination for strategic seed stocks, locally validated varieties, demonstration plots, demand-side linkages to institutional buyers, and consumer-oriented approaches integrating nutritional and sensory preferences. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1795882026-01-10T02:07:44Z Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties Quintero, Katherine Pérez, Yuliana Taborda, Luis Pérez, Salomón Morales, Herlindo Buritica, Alexander Vargas, Sandra González, Carolina Jiménez, Luz Adriana Reyes, Byron beans biofortification farmers markets mercado fríjol (phaseolus) inclusion inclusión agricultor innovation scaling escalamiento de la innovación This study, prepared for the Scaling for Impact Science Program of the CGIAR, analyzes producer typologies and value-chain barriers affecting adoption of improved and biofortified common bean varieties in Guatemala to inform context-specific scaling strategies. Using a mixed-methods design, it combines factorial analysis of mixed data and hierarchical clustering of a survey of 516 producers with thematic and semantic clustering analyses of 12 semi-structured interviews with institutional actors. At the farmer level, three typologies were identified: young female subsistence farmers, middle-aged indigenous male subsistence farmers, and older male market-oriented farmers, differing in assets, technology access, and market engagement. At meso and macro levels, six thematic areas shape adoption, including market dynamics, institutional governance, and sociocultural factors. Scaling implications vary by typology, requiring gender-sensitive and culturally adapted extension, differentiated finance and risk-management mechanisms, and strengthened market linkages. Cross-cutting needs include inclusive communication, intergenerational learning, and outreach to remote areas. At higher levels, effective scaling depends on institutional coordination for strategic seed stocks, locally validated varieties, demonstration plots, demand-side linkages to institutional buyers, and consumer-oriented approaches integrating nutritional and sensory preferences. 2025-12 2026-01-09T09:51:51Z 2026-01-09T09:51:51Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179588 en Open Access application/pdf Quintero, K.; Pérez, Y.; Taborda, L.; Pérez, S.; Morales, H.; Buritica, A.; Vargas, S.; González, C.; Jiménez, L.A.; Reyes, B. (2025) Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties. CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) Science Program. 53 p. |
| spellingShingle | beans biofortification farmers markets mercado fríjol (phaseolus) inclusion inclusión agricultor innovation scaling escalamiento de la innovación Quintero, Katherine Pérez, Yuliana Taborda, Luis Pérez, Salomón Morales, Herlindo Buritica, Alexander Vargas, Sandra González, Carolina Jiménez, Luz Adriana Reyes, Byron Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties |
| title | Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties |
| title_full | Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties |
| title_fullStr | Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties |
| title_short | Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties |
| title_sort | understanding heterogeneity a mixed method analysis to inform context specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties |
| topic | beans biofortification farmers markets mercado fríjol (phaseolus) inclusion inclusión agricultor innovation scaling escalamiento de la innovación |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179588 |
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