Kinati, Wole https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4791-9802
Baker, Derek
Temple, Elizabeth C.
Najjar, Dina
Mulema, Annet Abenakyo
Funding for this research was provided by:
This work was funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock. The funding institution played no role in the analysis or conclusion of the study.
Article History
Received: 18 November 2021
Accepted: 20 June 2022
First Online: 16 July 2022
Declarations
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: The study considered all potential ethical issues associated with conducting a field study with human beings and went through the required ethical approval processes. The study involving human participants was reviewed and approved according to ICARDA’s Code of Conduct Policy. Moreover, written permission was obtained from the respective local administrative bodies of the relevant district government offices. Following that, before undertaking the study, informed consent for participation was obtained from the participants in the form of oral consent. At all the study sites, informed consent was obtained from prospective informants and group discussants after providing them in-depth information about the study. Moreover, permission was also obtained from participating individuals and groups to take notes during the FGDs and for taking audio recordings of conversations to comply with the local cultural beliefs. All the research participants were assured that any private issues and information gathered would be confidential and not be disclosed without their consent to any individuals, including their spouses, or organisations.
: We, the authors, give our consent for the publication of this article to be published in the <i>Journal of CABI Agriculture and Bioscience</i>.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.