Consumer Preference Testing of Boiled Sweetpotato Using Crowdsourced Citizen Science in Ghana and Uganda

• DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.620363
• Publication Date: 2021-02-03T18:05:58Z
• Authors: Mukani Moyo; Reuben Ssali; Sam Namanda; Mariam Nakitto; Eric K. Dery; Daniel Akansake; Joseph Adjebeng-D...; Jacob van Etten; Kauê de Sousa; Hannele Lindqvist...; Edward Carey; Tawanda Muzhingi
• Keywords: Wine tasting; Ipomoea

Crowdsourced citizen science is an emerging approach in plant sciences. The triadic comparison of technologies (tricot) has been successfully utilized by demand-led breeding programmes to identify varieties for dissemination suited specific geographic and climatic regions. An important feature this the independent way which farmers individually evaluate on their own farms as “citizen scientists.” In study, we adapted consumer preferences boiled sweetpotato [ Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] roots 21 advanced materials Ghana 6 released Uganda. We were specifically interested evaluating if a more style evaluation ( home tasting ) would produce results comparable that involves control over preparation centralized ). compiled data from 1,433 participants who contributed (de-centralized) trial Uganda, overall acceptability, indicating reasons preferences. Geographic factors showed contribution define consumers' preference genotypes. Home approaches gave similar rankings was strongly correlated taste. both it possible robustly superior genotypes perspectives. Our indicate tricot can be applied studies.