A case of transdisciplinarity and collaborative decision making: the co-construction of Gendered Food Product Profiles.
Lora ForsytheDeborah Olamide OlaosebikanBéla TeekenGérard Ngoh NewilahSarah MayanjaAnn Ritah NanyonjoPaula IragabaBenjamin OkoyePricilla MarimoAkankwasa KennethLaurent AdinsiCedric KendineAdetonah SounkouraSamuel Edgar TinyiroAlexandre BouniolDominique DufourNoël H AkissoeTessy MaduPublished in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture (2024)
The method partially addressed power dynamics in multidisciplinary decision making; however, effectiveness was dependent on equitable team relations and supportive institutions committed to valuing plural forms of knowledge. Actions to address power asymmetries that privilege particular types of knowledge and voices in decision making are crucial in techno-science projects, along with opportunities for co-learning and long-term collaboration and a transdisciplinary structure at higher level. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.