Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Plant breeding and farmer participation

This book provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the use of participatory plant breeding in developing countries. It is aimed at plant breeders, social scientists, students and practitioners interested in learning more about its use with the hope that they all will find a common ground to discuss ways in which plant breeding can be beneficial to all and can contribute to alleviate poverty.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectPlant breeding techniques and approaches
PublisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Publication year2009
RegionsGlobal
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typeLearning materials
Resource linkhttps://www.fao.org/3/i1070e/i1070e.pdf
KeywordsAgricultural biodiversity; Best practices approaches and techniques; Plant breeding; Traditional Knowledge