Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity
A Nepalese farmers of mountain and hill agro-ecosystem mostly grow landraces or traditional varieties of most of the crops. In some major crops like rice, wheat and maize, very old varieties are in cultivation. Insufficient research on minor crops and poor extension networks to disseminate new varie...
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| author | Ghimire, Krishna Hari Joshi, Bal Krishna Gurung, Rita Pudasaini, Niranjan Gauchan, Devendra Sthapit, Sajal Jarvis, Devra I. |
| author_browse | Gauchan, Devendra Ghimire, Krishna Hari Gurung, Rita Jarvis, Devra I. Joshi, Bal Krishna Pudasaini, Niranjan Sthapit, Sajal |
| author_facet | Ghimire, Krishna Hari Joshi, Bal Krishna Gurung, Rita Pudasaini, Niranjan Gauchan, Devendra Sthapit, Sajal Jarvis, Devra I. |
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| description | A Nepalese farmers of mountain and hill agro-ecosystem mostly grow landraces or traditional varieties of most of the crops. In some major crops like rice, wheat and maize, very old varieties are in cultivation. Insufficient research on minor crops and poor extension networks to disseminate new varieties
of major crops are the major reasons to narrow down the varietal options available to the farmers. Crop
genetic diversity can make farming systems more resilient, but a major constraint is that farmers lack
access to crop genetic resources (Tripp 1997). Farmers have fewer options available to choose, especially at a time when more new diversity is needed to cope with climate and market change (Atlin et al 2017). A portfolio of varieties exists in National Agricultural Genetic Resources Centre (Genebank) and many research stations that includes different varieties which are better than those currently grown by small farmers in remote hills and mountains, who have had limited opportunity to test these different options. In this context, potentials landraces sourced and collected in national Genebank from different environments can be deployed to the farmers of similar production environments. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1096542025-12-08T10:29:22Z Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity Ghimire, Krishna Hari Joshi, Bal Krishna Gurung, Rita Pudasaini, Niranjan Gauchan, Devendra Sthapit, Sajal Jarvis, Devra I. diversification seeds farmer participation varieties genetic resources diversificación semillas participatión de agricultores A Nepalese farmers of mountain and hill agro-ecosystem mostly grow landraces or traditional varieties of most of the crops. In some major crops like rice, wheat and maize, very old varieties are in cultivation. Insufficient research on minor crops and poor extension networks to disseminate new varieties of major crops are the major reasons to narrow down the varietal options available to the farmers. Crop genetic diversity can make farming systems more resilient, but a major constraint is that farmers lack access to crop genetic resources (Tripp 1997). Farmers have fewer options available to choose, especially at a time when more new diversity is needed to cope with climate and market change (Atlin et al 2017). A portfolio of varieties exists in National Agricultural Genetic Resources Centre (Genebank) and many research stations that includes different varieties which are better than those currently grown by small farmers in remote hills and mountains, who have had limited opportunity to test these different options. In this context, potentials landraces sourced and collected in national Genebank from different environments can be deployed to the farmers of similar production environments. 2020-09 2020-09-25T08:23:51Z 2020-09-25T08:23:51Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109654 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109625 Open Access application/pdf NAGRC Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development, Nepal Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture Ghimire, K.H.; Joshi, B.K.; Gurung, R.; Pudasaini, N.; Gauchan, D.; Sthapit, S.; Jarvis, D. (2020) Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity. In: Joshi, B.K.; Gauchan, D.; Bhandari, B.; Jarvis, D. (eds.) (2020) Good practices for agrobiodiversity management. Kathmandu (Nepal): NAGRC, LI-BIRD and Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, p. 40-47 ISBN: 978-92-9255-149-0 |
| spellingShingle | diversification seeds farmer participation varieties genetic resources diversificación semillas participatión de agricultores Ghimire, Krishna Hari Joshi, Bal Krishna Gurung, Rita Pudasaini, Niranjan Gauchan, Devendra Sthapit, Sajal Jarvis, Devra I. Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity |
| title | Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity |
| title_full | Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity |
| title_fullStr | Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity |
| title_short | Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity |
| title_sort | diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity |
| topic | diversification seeds farmer participation varieties genetic resources diversificación semillas participatión de agricultores |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109654 |
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