Analyse des connaissances endogènes et des déterminants de la production de la patate douce [&lt;i&gt;Ipomoea batatas&lt;/i&gt; (L.)], une culture à haute valeur socioculturelle et économique au Bénin

Doussoh, Arsène M.; Dangou, Justine; Houédjissin, Serge S.; Assogba, Armel K.; Ahanhanzo, Corneille

doi:10.4314/ijbcs.v10i6.16

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“…Farmer' preferences for sweet potato varieties were not only influenced by the yield performance but also the variety's commercial value, notably root size, as well as market demand for the variety (Adeola et al, 2019;Mwanga et al, 2021b;Shumbusha et al, 2020;). The findings confirmed that yield was not the only factor in farmers' sweet potato variety selection (Doussoh et al, 2017;Low et al, 2017a;Placide et al, 2015;Sanoussi et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 61%

“…Kaguongo et al (2012) reported similar results in his study highlighting that the origin of the farmer as well as the level of commercialization of a variety influences its adoption. For Doussoh et al (2017), high commercial value was one of the important selection criteria for sweet potato varieties intended for production in Benin.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The criteria were identified through a two-phase process. Firstly, previous studies on sweet potato production, consumption, and marketing in Benin and other countries were reviewed to determine the most relevant and important selection criteria for farmers (Doussoh et al, 2017;Kapinga et al, 2003;Low et al, 2017a). Secondly, additional criteria were obtained from a baseline study on sweet potato production systems in the country's largest production area, which helped to validate and refine the list of attributes or selection criteria.…”

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Farmers’ selection criteria for sweet potato varieties in Benin: An application of Best-Worst Scaling

Ahoudou,

Sogbohossou,

Fassinou Hotegni

et al. 2023

Ex. Agric.

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Summary Integrating farmers’ preferences into the breeding and dissemination of new genotypes is a effective approach to enhance their successful adoption by farmers. In the case of sweet potato, a staple crop in many parts of West Africa, there is a need for more research on the selection criteria used by farmers when choosing which varieties to grow. This study aims to highlight farmers’ selection criteria for sweet potato varieties in the main production areas in Benin. A total of 480 farmers from the top three sweet potato production areas were surveyed. The relative importance of various traits for sweet potato farmers was evaluated using best-worst scaling methods. Latent class analysis was applied to find groups of farmers with similar preferences. Best-Worst Scaling analysis revealed that high root yield, root size, marketability, and early maturing were the most important variety selection criteria. Latent class analysis revealed three farmers’ groups referred to as ‘Yield potential’, ‘Market value’, and ‘Plant resilience’ classes. ‘Yield potential’ farmers were more likely to be from Atlantique and Alibori departments; they significantly committed more acreage to sweet potato production. The ‘Market value’ farmers highlighted the variety of root size and commercial value as the main selection criteria and consisted of farmers with primary education levels from the Ouémé department. ‘Plant resilience’ refers to a group of Alibori farmers who prioritize environmental issues and primarily grow sweet potatoes for self-consumption. Our findings shed light on farmers’ preferences and suggested that heterogeneity in sweet potato selection criteria was highly influenced by various socio-economic factors and location.

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Farmers’ selection criteria for sweet potato varieties in Benin: An application of Best-Worst Scaling

Ahoudou,

Sogbohossou,

Fassinou Hotegni

et al. 2023

Ex. Agric.

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“…Pepper (Capsicum annuum), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and bitter-leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) are sometimes grown around the houses. Tomato is one of the most important productions in Benin (Doussoh et al, 2017). Tuber and root crops are yam (Dioscorea batatas), cassava (Manihot esculenta) and sweet potatos (Ipomoea batatas).…”

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confidence: 99%

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics, crop-livestock production systems and issues for rearing improvement: A review

HOUNDJO¹,

Adjolohoun²,

Gbenou³

et al. 2018

Int. J. Bio. Chem. Sci

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This paper reviews some characteristics of crop-livestock production systems in Benin with a special focus on the issues for enhance pasture production and nutritive value which in turn will increase animal productivity. Benin is located in the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa and covers 114,763 km 2. The population estimated in 2017 is 10,900,000 inhabitants with an annual population growth rate of 3.5%. The country is primarily an agro-based economy, characterized by subsistence agricultural production that employs more than 70%. The climate ranges from the bimodal rainfall equatorial type in the south to the tropical unimodal monsoon type in the north. The climatic limiting factor for plant growth is rainfall which is generally tending to diminish with increasing variation between years. There are two main soil types in Benin (ferruginous and ferralitic). Based on a national livestock survey in 2016 the national herd is estimated to be 2 339 000 cattle (Bos taurus or B. indicus), 915 000 sheep (Ovis aries), 1 836 000 goat (Capra hircus), 466 000 swine (Sus scrofa), 2 000 equines (Equus caballus), 800 donkeys (E. asinus), 20 camels (Camelus dromedarius) and 20 000 000 poultry (mainly Numida meleagris). The growth of the ruminant livestock improvement has been impeded by several constraints such as low feed supply in quantity and quality, low crop-livestock integration, low level of management practices, lack of improved breeding stock, disease, inadequate stock water, poor marketing and lack of capital. Zootechnical performances of animals are very low. In this context, the introduction of legume forage would be a sustainable way as it can enhance pasture production and nutritive value which in turn will increase animal productivity.

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“…Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) which originated from Central America is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae (Shekhar et al, 2015). Sweet potato is the world's seventh most important food crop (Mussoline and Wilkie, 2017) and cultivated in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions ( Shekhar et al, 2015;Doussoh et al, 2016) in more than 100 countries in South East Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America regions and China. The world's leading sweet potato producer with more than 75% of the world's production is China (FAO, 2016).…”

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Nutrient composition and functional properties: Suitability of flour of sweet potatoes (Ipomea batatas) for incorporation into food production

Waidyarathna¹,

Ekanayake²

2021

Int. J. Bio. Chem. Sci

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Sweet potatoes are effortlessly grown and high yielding food crop. However, these are considered as underutilized produce with limited incorporation into food industry. Hence the objectives of this study were to determine the nutrient composition and functional properties of twelve (12) sweet potato varieties available in Sri Lanka to study the potential to be incorporated into food production. The varieties analysed were Ama, Dhawala, Wariyapola White, Wariyapola Red, Shanthi, Hordi Malee, CARI 09, CARI 273, Ranabima, Gannoruwa White, Chithra and Makandura Purple. Determination of moisture, ash, crude protein, crude fat, dietary fiber (soluble/insoluble), carbohydrates and functional properties were by standard methods. Ash, crude fat and crude protein contents comprised less than 7% (dry matter; DM) with total carbohydrate content varying between 49-80% DM in studied sweet potatoes. Total dietary fiber comprises approximately 8.5% (DM) with the highest proportion being insoluble dietary fiber. Functional properties resulted a swelling capacity of 15-27 mL with high oil absorption capacity (120-220%), emulsion activity (42-48%) and stability (above 35%), and bulking density (0.62-0.95 g/cc) with least gelation concentration of 18-30%. The results prove the ability of the studied sweet potato flours to be incorporated in composite flour mixtures and novel food products.

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Analyse des connaissances endogènes et des déterminants de la production de la patate douce [<i>Ipomoea batatas</i> (L.)], une culture à haute valeur socioculturelle et économique au Bénin

Cited by 10 publications

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Farmers’ selection criteria for sweet potato varieties in Benin: An application of Best-Worst Scaling

Farmers’ selection criteria for sweet potato varieties in Benin: An application of Best-Worst Scaling

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics, crop-livestock production systems and issues for rearing improvement: A review

Nutrient composition and functional properties: Suitability of flour of sweet potatoes (Ipomea batatas) for incorporation into food production

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