Assessment of selected analytical steps undertaken across participatory research actions (Steps (1) Mapping stakeholders across FVC; (2) Inventorying FVC constraints & strategies; (3) Identifying food security criteria; (4) Identifying 3–5 UPS per FVC component; (5) Prioritising UPS in CSS for testing; (6) UPS groups formation; (7) UPS implementation, testing, adaptation; (8) Creation of potential future scenarios; (9) UPS monitoring & impact assessment; (10) UPS out and up-scaling.

<p>Assessment of selected analytical steps undertaken across participatory research actions (Steps (1) Mapping stakeholders across FVC; (2) Inventorying FVC constraints & strategies; (3) Identifying food security criteria; (4) Identifying 3–5 UPS per FVC component; (5) Prioritising UPS in CSS for testing; (6) UPS groups formation; (7) UPS implementation, testing, adaptation; (8) Creation of potential future scenarios; (9) UPS monitoring & impact assessment; (10) UPS out and up-scaling.</p

Significance of differences in gender and status across participative steps and different assessment parameters (S1 Table).

<p>Significance of differences in gender and status across participative steps and different assessment parameters (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0196790#pone.0196790.s001" target="_blank">S1 Table</a>).</p

Pearson correlations of nationality, gender and institutional status across participative steps and different assessment parameters (S1 Table).

<p>Pearson correlations of nationality, gender and institutional status across participative steps and different assessment parameters (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0196790#pone.0196790.s001" target="_blank">S1 Table</a>).</p

Cultural background, gender, and institutional status have an effect on the evaluation of multi-disciplinary participatory action research - Table 2

<p>Cultural background, gender, and institutional status have an effect on the evaluation of multi-disciplinary participatory action research</p> - Table

Intensity levels of participation [23, modified].

<p>Intensity levels of participation [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0196790#pone.0196790.ref023" target="_blank">23</a>, modified].</p