Forsythe, Lora ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9931-4453, Tufan, Hale, Bouniol, Alexandre, Kleih, Ulrich and Fliedel, Geneviève (2020) An interdisciplinary and participatory methodology to improve user acceptability of root, tuber and banana varieties. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 56 (3). pp. 1115-1123. ISSN 0950-5423 (Print), 1365-2621 (Online) (doi:10.1111/ijfs.14680)

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Abstract

Breeding programmes for root, tuber and banana (RTB) crops have traditionally considered consumer demand for quality characteristics as low priority against other considerations such as yield and disease resistance. This has contributed to low levels of adoption of new varieties and its potential benefits. To address these challenges, an interdisciplinary five-step methodology was developed to identify demand for quality characteristics among diverse user groups along the food chain. The methodology includes an evidence review, consultations with key informants and rural communities, processing diagnosis with experienced processors and consumer testing in urban and rural areas. Quality characteristics are then prioritised into a Food Product Profile by user group to inform further work of biochemists and breeders in developing improved selection tools. This initiative presents a new basis to understand consumer preferences for RTB crops. The methodology is currently being applied in projects in sub-Saharan Africa and is applicable globally.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	crop breeding; consumer demand; gender; participatory; food chain; methodology
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Development Studies Research Group Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Livelihoods & Institutions Department
Last Modified:	05 May 2022 12:32
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/35989

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