Browsing by Author "Mudege, Netsayi Noris"

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    Prioritising quality traits for gender-responsive breeding for boiled potato in Uganda
    (International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 2021) Mudege, Netsayi Noris; Mayanja, Sarah; Nyaga, John; Nakitto, Mariam; Tinyiro, Samuel Edgar; Magala, Damali Babirye; Achora, Janet Cox; Kisakye, Sarah; Bamwirire, David; Muzhingi, Tawanda
    Using quantitative, qualitative and sensorial data collected from western (Kabale) and central (Rakai) Uganda, this paper identifies and describes gender-responsive traits preferred in varieties for the boiled potato market. These traits are aggregated into a product profile to support breeding programme design and decision-making that will increase probability of variety acceptance. An interdisciplinary and participatory methodology was used to collect data on socio-economic on trait preferences, processing and organoleptics and finally, to develop a lexicon through a sensorial panel. Characteristics that were important to both men and women, such as red skin and yellow flesh, are linked to market preferences. Women-only preferred characteristics such as big size and mealiness are linked to processing efficiency and eating quality. Besides agronomic traits, breeders must consider factors such as gender roles, social norms, and market preferences traits that guide farmers and other food chain actors in their selection of new varieties.
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    Youth engagement in sweetpotato production and agribusiness: the case of Northern Uganda
    (Routledge, 2022-10) Mdege, Norita; Mayanja, Sarah; Mudege, Netsayi Noris
    Abstract Using qualitative data collected in Gulu and Omoro districts, Northern Uganda, this paper discusses factors influencing youth engagement in sweetpotato production and agribusiness in a post-conflict environment. The purpose is to understand the factors in order to promote young people’s participation in sweetpotato and other agricultural value chains. Thirteen young women and eleven young men were interviewed in individual in-depth interviews. Additionally, 74 young women and 85 young men participated in 16 sex-disaggregated focus group discussions. Our study identifies that rural youth’s participation in sweetpotato production and agribusiness is a product of the intersection of broader community/national context, individual circumstances (age, gender, marital status, education and social class), and individual and collective agency. Our proposed strategies to encourage youth participation in the agricultural value chain consider young people’s intersectional identities and address national- and community-level issues such as access to knowledge and information, land, markets and gendered power hierarchies.