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General information
| Innovation ID | 766 |
| Version ID | 581 |
| Innovation Title | Sensory and Consumers Preference Traits for Roots, Tubers, and Banana Crops and Based Products in Zambia, Mozambique and Kenya |
| Innovation description | The sensory and consumer-preferred characteristics/traits (gender-differentiated) of RTB crops and RTB-based products identified and put in the public domain to be used by the breeders to deliver the right and acceptable products to the farmers and end-users. |
| Reporting Staff | Emmanuel Alamu (IITA), Anthony Roland Brouwer (CIP) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2021 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Genetic (variety and breeds) |
| Number of varieties | 1 |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2021 |
| Stage Description | A study in four districts of Zambia explored the fortification of cassava leaves with readily available legumes. Street interviews in Mozambique confirmed that sweetpotato is widely known mainly via informal channels adoption is associated with improved physical appearance and self-fulfillment. Actual product choice randomly selected bread buyers were in Kenya. |
| Has a lead organization | no |
| Lead Organization | No lead organization |
| Top 5 contributors | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture; International Potato Center |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| Flagship project | FP4-Nutritious RTB food and added value through postharvest intervention |
| Cluster | CC4.1-Demand-led approaches to drive postharvest innovation and nutrition improvements |
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Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Mozambique,Zambia,Kenya |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Increased access to productive assets, including natural resources |
| Other Sub-IDO | |
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Evidences
| Evidences | "Anthony Roland Brouwer. (1/9/2021). Marketing Healthy Food in an African City: Consumer Motivations for Adopting Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Maputo, Mozambique. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 42 (3), pp. 361-377.""Emmanuel Alamu, Prisca Chileshe, Bukola Olaniyan, Mary Omolola Omosebi, M. Adegunwa, Chikoye David, Busie Maziya-Dixon. (14/2/2021). Evaluation of nutritional properties, and consumer preferences of legume-fortified cassava leaves for low-income households in Zambia. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 7 (1).""Carl Johan Lagerkvist, Janet Mutiso, Penina Ngusye Muoki, Julius Juma Okello. (25/6/2021). How useful are perception- and experienced-based measures in predicting actual food choice? Evidence from an in-store field experiment using a multi-response approach. Food Quality and Preference, 94." |
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