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Farmers PercePtion anD criteria For cassava variety PreFerence in cameroon

2013; Kyoto University; Volume: 34; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.14989/185091

0285-1601

Emmanuel Njukwe, Rachid Hanna, Holger Kirscht, Shigeru Araki,

Banana Cultivation and Research

to assess farmers' perception and criteria for cassava variety preference prior to the dissemination of improved varieties in cameroon, field visits were organized at the mbal- mayo research farm of international institute of tropical agriculture (iita) during the vegeta - tive and harvest periods, and a sensory quality test was conducted in a participatory manner. Parameters recorded were statistically analyzed using analysis of variance procedure (ano- va), resulting in the selection of five varieties for multilocational testing and demonstration. to complement this effort, thirty cassava farmers in ebolowa, Bertoua, Bamenda, ngaoundere making a total of one hundred and twenty were interviewed following structured question- naires, and their fields assessed. results show that farmers cultivate many varieties of cassava for different uses but prefer early maturing variety (96.7%), high yield (89.2%), and resistant to pests and diseases (88.3%). in addition, there was regional preference. Farmers in ebolowa