Transformational adaptation of key root and tuber crops in Asia: Assessing crop suitability amidst climate change by species distribution modelling

Palao, Leo Kris; Naziri, Diego; Balanza, Jane Girly; Campilan, Dindo

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“…However, arable land allocated to this crop has drastically declined over the past 20 years, from about 250,000 to 110,000 ha, currently representing about 1% of total cultivated land (FAOSTAT, 2022 ). Nevertheless, due to its tolerance to heat and drought, and its resilience to extreme weather events (Gatto et al., 2021 ), the trend is expected to reverse due to climate change, and an expansion of its cultivation is projected in southern and south‐eastern Asia over the next decades (Palao et al., 2019 ). Despite the reduction in land allocation over the last 20 years, annual harvested output has decreased to a much lower extent, from 1.60 to 1.37 million tons due to a sharp increase in productivity, from 6.3 to 12.5 t/ha (FAOSTAT, 2022 ).…”

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Varietal and trait preferences for boiled sweetpotato in urban Hanoi and implications for breeding

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Tu,

Naziri

2023

Food Science & Nutrition

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Cognizant of the need to refocus breeding efforts toward end‐product quality traits taking into account the preferences of consumers and in consideration of the rapid urbanization in South‐eastern Asia, this study investigated the consumer's preferences for sweetpotato in Hanoi. Using a mixed‐methods research design, the study identified the most preferred and least preferred attributes of both the fresh and boiled product, disaggregated by gender, age, and socioeconomic status. Preferences and associated traits of six popular varieties were determined. Results indicate that while these varieties largely already meet consumers' preferences, consumers have a clear preference for a few varieties for which marginal adjustments are needed to further increase their acceptability among the growing urban population. Our findings indicate the direction of these adjustments and can contribute to inform demand‐led national and international breeding programs and, ultimately, to higher and faster variety uptake and adoption.

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