Table 7 Farmers preference criterial and their utilization.
Category | Bas-Uélé Province | Mongala Province | Tshopo Province | Total n = 540 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bambesa n = 90 | Buta n = 90 | Bumba n = 90 | Lisala n = 90 | Kisangani n = 90 | Isangi n = 90 | ||
Yam selection criteria (%) | |||||||
Good tuber quality (e.g. Taste) | 50.00 | 57.42 | 47.62 | 59.46 | 46.77 | 55.90 | 52.86 |
High yield | 50.00 | 41.93 | 47.62 | 30.41 | 16.13 | 41.61 | 37.95 |
Earliness | – | 0.65 | – | 2.03 | 37.10 | 2.48 | 7.04 |
Prolong shelf life | – | – | 3.87 | 4.05 | – | – | 1.32 |
Ease of harvesting | – | – | – | 2.03 | – | – | 0.34 |
Ease of processing | – | – | 1.94 | 2.03 | – | – | 0.66 |
Form for consumption (%) | |||||||
Boiled form | 100.00 | 100.00 | 33.46 | 57.69 | 78.26 | 84.11 | 75.59 |
Pounded form | – | – | 22.43 | 41.03 | – | 4.67 | 11.36 |
Grilled form | – | – | 25.10 | 1.28 | 17.39 | 6.54 | 8.39 |
Fried form | – | – | 19.01 | – | 4.35 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
Value added form (e.g. cake) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
