Fig. 7From: Appraisal of cowpea cropping systems and farmers’ perceptions of production constraints and preferences in the dry savannah areas of NigeriaCowpea farmers’ preferred traits determined using pair-wise comparison ranking in a focus group discussion in the Katsina State, Nigeria in 2017. The X-axis represents preference traits identified by farmers while the Y-axis is the ranking of farmers’ preference traits A Matazu local government area (LGA) B Kaita LGA C Danja LGA, and D Dandume LGA, all in Katsina State. Key: Fertilizers = access to phosphate fertilizer in local market, Fodder = good fodder quality, Large = large seed size, Maturity = early maturity, Resistance = resistance to insect pests, and Yield = high yieldBack to article page