Gender, caste, and heterogeneous farmer preferences for wheat varietal traits in rural India.

ABSTRACT: The research on crop genetic enhancement has created a continuous flow of new, improved germplasm for the benefit of farmers and consumers of the Global South during and after the Green Revolution. Understanding farmers' heterogeneous preferences for varietal traits in different market segments and incorporating the prominent ones in crop breeding programs are expected to facilitate a faster diffusion of these new varieties. Albeit knowing little about farmers' trait preferences in South Asia, public-sector breeding programs prioritize yield enhancement and risk reduction over other varietal traits. Against this backdrop, we examined wheat farmers' preferences for varietal traits in Central India, where the prevailing varietal turnover rate has been meager. We conducted a ranking exercise

SUBMITTER: Krishna VV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9371340 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature