Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria

Conventional modern plant breeding has been recognized to be more beneficial to farmers in high potential environments or those who could profitably modify their environment to suit new cultivars, than to the poorest farmers who could not afford to make the necessary modifications. As a consequen...

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Main Authors: Ceccarelli, Salvatore, Grando, Stefania
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Development Research Centre 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75680
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description Conventional modern plant breeding has been recognized to be more beneficial to farmers in high potential environments or those who could profitably modify their environment to suit new cultivars, than to the poorest farmers who could not afford to make the necessary modifications. As a consequence, low yields, crop failures, malnutrition and poverty affect a large proportion of humanity.
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spelling CGSpace756802025-08-18T06:38:12Z Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria Ceccarelli, Salvatore Grando, Stefania plant breeding participatory approaches gender Conventional modern plant breeding has been recognized to be more beneficial to farmers in high potential environments or those who could profitably modify their environment to suit new cultivars, than to the poorest farmers who could not afford to make the necessary modifications. As a consequence, low yields, crop failures, malnutrition and poverty affect a large proportion of humanity. 2004 2016-06-10T00:24:34Z 2016-06-10T00:24:34Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75680 en Open Access application/pdf International Development Research Centre Ceccarelli, S; Grando, S. 2004. Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria.In Participatory research and development for sustainable agriculture and natural resource management: a sourcebook. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre.
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Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria
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title_full Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria
title_fullStr Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria
title_full_unstemmed Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria
title_short Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria
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