Prioritising quality traits for gender-responsive breeding for boiled potato in Uganda.

摘要: Using quantitative, qualitative and sensorial data collected from western (Kabale) central (Rakai) Uganda, this paper identifies describes gender-responsive traits preferred in varieties for the boiled potato market. These are aggregated into a product profile to support breeding programme design decision-making that will increase probability of variety acceptance. An interdisciplinary participatory methodology was used collect on socio-economic trait preferences, processing organoleptics finally, develop lexicon through panel. Characteristics were important both men women, such as red skin yellow flesh, linked market preferences. Women-only characteristics big size mealiness efficiency eating quality. Besides agronomic traits, breeders must consider factors gender roles, social norms, preferences guide farmers other food chain actors their selection new varieties.