Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Collaborative Plant Breeding for Organic Agricultural Systems in Developed Countries

This paper presents two specific studies: the first was a researcher-designed experiment that assessed the potential adaptation of landraces to organic systems through on-farm cultivation and farmer selection. The second is a farmer-led plant breeding project to select bread wheat for organic systems in France. Over the course of these two projects, many discussions among farmers, researchers and farmers associations led to the development of methods that fit the objectives of those involved. This type of project is no longer researcher-led or farmer-led but instead an equal collaboration.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectPlant breeding techniques and approaches
PublisherSustainability
Publication year2011
RegionsEurope
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/8/1206/htm
KeywordsPlant breeding; Recognition of the role of farmers; Agricultural biodiversity
Go to resources list