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Decentralized-participatory plant breeding: an example of demand driven research

This paper describes a model of participatory plant breeding (PPB) developed by The International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) which has been used successfully in several countries in West Asia and North Africa.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectPlant breeding techniques and approaches
PublisherEuphytica
Publication year2007
RegionsGlobal; Near East; Africa
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttp://ressources.semencespaysannes.org/docs/decentralized-participbreed-ceccarelli_grando-euphytica2007.pdf
KeywordsBest practices approaches and techniques; Food security; Plant breeding
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