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Problems of maize cultivation and the role and approach of local farmers in solving this problem

Maize is the main crop in this village in Ihe Gulmi district of Nepal. Farmers from this village discuss their experiences participating in maize-improvement research with Ihe Local Initiatives for biodiversity Research and Development (U-SIRO). The farmers preferred their traditional variety for it...

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Main Author: Aryal, Sri Hari Prassed
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation 2001
Subjects:
zea mays
maize
land varieties
training
variedades indígenas
fitomejoramiento
capacitación
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81915
Summary:Maize is the main crop in this village in Ihe Gulmi district of Nepal. Farmers from this village discuss their experiences participating in maize-improvement research with Ihe Local Initiatives for biodiversity Research and Development (U-SIRO). The farmers preferred their traditional variety for its flavor and fodder, but it tended to fall. This paper describes how they worked with U-SI RO on maintaining Ihe characteristics they preferred in their traditional maize variety, while working lo overcome the problem of its weak stems.

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