NERICA dissemination project in West Africa

The project engages farm families in participatory varietal selection (PVS) strategy to accelerate NERICA dissemination. The objective of the project is to help small-scale producers in the seven pilot countries to improve rice production and incomes through the dissemination of NERICA and other imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gonsalves, Julian Francis
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/36098
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Summary:The project engages farm families in participatory varietal selection (PVS) strategy to accelerate NERICA dissemination. The objective of the project is to help small-scale producers in the seven pilot countries to improve rice production and incomes through the dissemination of NERICA and other improved varieties and complementary technology. About 80% of the targeted beneficiaries of the project are the rural poor, mostly women.