Data Sheet on the Potential Impacts of Climate Changes on Consumption Patterns of Plantain Based Foods most consumed in Urban Area of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Data Sheet: Potential Impacts of Climate Changes on Consumption Patterns of Plantain

Abstract

Until recently, most assessments of the impact of climate changes on the food and agriculture sector have focused on the implications for production and global food supply, with less consideration of other components of the food chain. This paper examines how climate changes could effect on plantain food systems in Cote d’Ivoire and food security. Thus, our study was carried out in order to list the varieties of banana and plantain mostly used by housewives and restaurant dealers and to describe the various culinary preparations used for their transformation. It suggests that on the Ivorian market and availability in production volume, there is first the Afoto (Musa AAB, Horn) variety, followed varieties Agnrin (Musa AAB, French horn) and Ameletiha (Musa AAB, French) and finally Kpatregnon (Musa AAB, True Horn) variety which are popular plantain cultivars in Ivorian marketing system. Yet, overall preference of plantain cultivars according to the ripeness and food uses are Afoto (Musa AAB, Horn) variety, followed varieties Agnrin (Musa AAB, French Horn) and Ameletiha (Musa AAB, French) and according to consumer preference, eleven (11) food preparations containing plantain were identified..