Click on the link below to view the webinar by Tessy Madu from National Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria, on 20 Feb 2025, presenting her talk Participatory Crop Evaluation: Tricot Trials on Cassava and Sweet Potato in Nigeria
Summary of talk: The project evaluated new cassava and sweet potato genotypes under real-world farming conditions by involving farmers directly in the assessment process. Farmers participated as ‘citizen science partners’ and evaluated three varieties out of a larger set. Using the tricot method, they ranked these varieties based on traits such as yield, disease resistance, taste, marketability, and food product quality. The trials were conducted in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and the National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC).
About the speaker: Tessy Madu is a social scientist /gender specialist in charge of Gender Studies at the National Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria and the Director of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (PME) Department. She holds a PhD in Rural Development.
