Participatory plant breeding in diverse production environments and institutional settings: Experience of a nepalese NGO

This paper provides an overview of participatory plant-breeding (PPB) programs implemented by LI-BIRD in different environments and institutional settings in an attempt to address various breeding goals, such as productivity increase, research efficiency, biodiversity enhancement and on-farm conserv...

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Autores principales: Subedi, A., Joshi, Krishna D., Rana, Ram B., Subedi, Madu
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81875
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Sumario:This paper provides an overview of participatory plant-breeding (PPB) programs implemented by LI-BIRD in different environments and institutional settings in an attempt to address various breeding goals, such as productivity increase, research efficiency, biodiversity enhancement and on-farm conservation, users' needs, capacity building, and policy changes. It draws lessons from these experiences and raises some concerns about strengthening PPB in the future.