Challenges to Adoption of Improved Legume Varieties: A Gendered Perspective

cg.contactB.Dessalegn@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals - GLDCen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals - GLDCen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.end-date2021-12-31en_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.start-date2019-01-01en_US
cg.creator.idDessalegn, Bezaiet: 0000-0001-9406-1389en_US
cg.creator.idLe, Quang Bao: 0000-0001-8514-1088en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14042150en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2071-1050en_US
cg.issue4en_US
cg.journalSustainabilityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgender equalityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoal 1 no povertyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoal 2 zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoal 15 life on landen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfaba beanen_US
cg.subject.agrovocwheaten_US
cg.subject.agrovoclentilen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoatsen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccattleen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsheepen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on landen_US
cg.volume14en_US
dc.contributorAsnake, Woinisheten_US
dc.contributorTigabie, Abiroen_US
dc.contributorLe, Quang Baoen_US
dc.creatorDessalegn, Bezaieten_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-14T21:28:43Z
dc.date.available2023-03-14T21:28:43Z
dc.description.abstractLimited availability and access to seeds of improved varieties are often blamed for the low adoption of legume-based rotations. In this paper, we use a case study of chickpea and lentil production in Ethiopia and a gendered lens to identify other determinants of farmers’ decisions for the adoption of improved legume varieties. Mixed methods were used to collect sex and age disaggregated data through 360 household surveys, 11 focus group discussions, and 8 key informant interviews. The analysis focused on key adoption parameters, including access to land, labor, improved seed varieties, fertilizers, pesticides, agriculture information, and credit. The main challenges identified include: differential access to timely and adequate seeds of improved varieties, quality fertilizers, and pesticides; availability of credit at an affordable interest rate; and equitable access to information. As compared to men, we found women’s access to these resources to be low and women’s cost production to be relatively high. Farmland remains a main constraint for the youth. Farmers responded to the challenges by recycling seeds and mono-cropping lentils, despite declining soil and crop productivity, and increased occurrence of pests and diseases. In the case of chickpea, we found that cultural norms also discouraged the adoption of the improved variety.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/5a02179a65071c862fb3653655cfd65f/v/acd25b1eebe31e0c4a0dbfad39473ecden_US
dc.identifier.citationDessalegn, B. Asnake, W. Tigabie, A. and Le, Q. B. 2022. Challenges to Adoption of Improved Legume Varieties: A Gendered Perspective. Sustainability 14 (4): 2150. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042150en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/68186
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSustainabilityen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceSustainability;14,14 (4) (2022)en_US
dc.subjectnutrition, health and food securityen_US
dc.subjectgender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
dc.titleChallenges to Adoption of Improved Legume Varieties: A Gendered Perspectiveen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2022-02-14en_US
mel.impact-factor3.889en_US

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