"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme socio-economics".
Farmers’ perceptions of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes as a food security crop in central and eastern Uganda
Abstract:
A descriptive study was conducted to ascertain the perception
of farmers in eastern and central Uganda on Orange Fleshed
Sweet Potato (OFSP) as a food security crop. Major findings
indicated that although OFSP and local sweet potato varieties
were grown, each had a comparative advantage over the other.
Local varieties were preferred for food while OFSP varieties
were preferred for income generation from both the tubers
and vines. Preferences among the four OFSP varieties varied
across individuals and districts. Kakamega was the most
preferred OFSP variety while Ejumula was the least preferred.
Preference was commonly attributed to resistance to drought
and pests. Local sweet potato varieties were seen to be more
of a food security crop than OFSP.
Une étude descriptive a été réalisée pour déterminer la
perception des agriculteurs de l’Est et du centre de l’Ouganda
sur la patate douce à chair orange chair de (OFSP) en tant que
culture de sécurité alimentaire. Les principales conclusions ont
indiqué que, bien que l’OFSP et les variétés locales de patate
douce aient été cultivées, chacune avait un avantage comparatif
par rapport à l’autre. Les variétés locales étaient préférées
pour l’alimentation alors que les variétés OFSP étaient préférées
pour la génération de revenus provenant des tubercules et des
vignes. Les préférences parmi les quatre variétés d’OFSP ont
varié selon les individus et les districts. Kakamega était la
variété d’OFSP la plus préférée pendant qu’Ejumula a été la
moins appréciée. La préférence a été communément attribuée
à la résistance face à la sécheresse et aux ravageurs. Les
variétés locales de patate douce ont été perçues comme étant
plus qu’une culture de sécurité alimentaire que l’OFSP.
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English
Date of publication:
2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1637-1641
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