Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas

This paper describes the objectives and goals oh participatory seed-management initiative that is presently being conducted in the Sankhuwasabha District of eastern Nepal as part of the Gender, Ethnicity and Agro biodiversity Management" project. The long-term goal of the project is to develop local...

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Autores principales: Gurung, Barun, Gurung, Prem
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR System-wide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovations 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80294
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description This paper describes the objectives and goals oh participatory seed-management initiative that is presently being conducted in the Sankhuwasabha District of eastern Nepal as part of the Gender, Ethnicity and Agro biodiversity Management" project. The long-term goal of the project is to develop local capacities to effectively manage existing genetic resources through the development of skills that enhance crop improvement. The research is based on an interactive methodology that emphasizes devolution through varying levels of farmer participation in the research process. Both men and women farmers are included in the project, with the requirement that they be involved in farming as a full-time subsistence activity, Specific problems faced by farmers in the area, such as out-migration of men looking for wage-work and a yearly period of food scarcity lasting as long as six months, are highlighted.
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spelling CGSpace802942023-01-13T17:03:16Z Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas Gurung, Barun Gurung, Prem seed technology ethnic groups innovación conocimiento indígena This paper describes the objectives and goals oh participatory seed-management initiative that is presently being conducted in the Sankhuwasabha District of eastern Nepal as part of the Gender, Ethnicity and Agro biodiversity Management" project. The long-term goal of the project is to develop local capacities to effectively manage existing genetic resources through the development of skills that enhance crop improvement. The research is based on an interactive methodology that emphasizes devolution through varying levels of farmer participation in the research process. Both men and women farmers are included in the project, with the requirement that they be involved in farming as a full-time subsistence activity, Specific problems faced by farmers in the area, such as out-migration of men looking for wage-work and a yearly period of food scarcity lasting as long as six months, are highlighted. 2001 2017-03-14T08:56:09Z 2017-03-14T08:56:09Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80294 en Open Access CGIAR System-wide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovations Program Coordination Office International Center for Tropical Agriculture Gurung, Barun; Gurung, Prem. 2001. Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas . In: Lilja, Nina; Ashby, Jacqueline Anne; Sperling, Louise (eds.). Assessing the impact of participatory research and gender analysis . Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA), Program Coordination Office; International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT),Cali, CO. p. 149-156.
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Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas
title Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas
title_full Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas
title_fullStr Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas
title_full_unstemmed Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas
title_short Developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management: Experiences from the Eastern Himalayas
title_sort developing local organizational capacity for participatory seed management experiences from the eastern himalayas
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technology
ethnic groups
innovación
conocimiento indígena
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