Gender and the conservation of traditional crop varieties: the case of traditional sorghum in Agago District, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorBusingey, Martha
dc.contributor.authorOdong, Thomas L.
dc.contributor.authorMiiroy, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-05T11:58:14Z
dc.date.available2023-02-05T11:58:14Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the roles men and women play in the cultivation, processing, and marketing of traditional sorghum varieties and gendered trait preferences as they relate to the continued existence of these varieties in Agago District. The study utilized primary data which was collected through a survey and focus group discussions. The results suggest that continued production and utilization of traditional sorghum is a result of the efforts of both men and women, although the general labor burden fell on women. There was a differential preference for the traditional sorghum characteristics of market, taste, storage, threshing, and milling by gender. Technology advancements in processing ease women's time constraints and could result in the conservation of di cult-to-process varieties that otherwise possess good traits. Lastly, a gender dimension should be included in future strategies to understand the conservation of varieties as well as the adoption of improved sorghums.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBusinge, M., Odong, T. L., & Miiro, R. (2020). Gender and the conservation of traditional crop varieties: the case of traditional sorghum in Agago District, Uganda. AgriGender J Gender Agric Food Secur, 5, 28-40. doi:10.19268/JGAFS.512020.3en_US
dc.identifier.other10.19268/JGAFS.512020.3
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7551
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAgriGender Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Securityen_US
dc.subjectOn-Farm Conservationen_US
dc.subjectSorghum Varietiesen_US
dc.subjectGender Rolesen_US
dc.subjectGendered Traitsen_US
dc.subjectTraditional Cropsen_US
dc.titleGender and the conservation of traditional crop varieties: the case of traditional sorghum in Agago District, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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