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511) Participatory Bread Wheat Breeding in Fars Province
Participatory plant breeding (PPB) has been practiced for several reasons, including sociological, humanitarian, and egalitarian. However, PPB should be practiced simply because it increases plant breeding efficiency, which is defined as 1) the ratio between the number of varieties adopted and the number...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Near East
Publication year: 2015
512) The accuracy of farmer-generated data in an agricultural citizen science methodology
This study tests whether farmer-generated data in agricultural citizen science are good enough to generate valid statements about the research topic. They assess the accuracy of farmer observations in trials of crowdsourced crop variety selection that use triadic comparisons of technologies (tricot)....
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2017
513) Securing the local seed systems: The journey of Farmer's seed clubs in Vietnam
This documentation of the seed club experience shows how the role of farmers in the seed supply system can be enhanced in order to improve access of farming communities to affordable, locally adaptable and good quality seeds. It explores how these seed clubs have evolved and became established and reliable...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2019
514) Seed Mothers
The Adivasi communities of Odisha, India, have experienced substantial losses of many natural resources from their area, which are key elements ensuring their food and livelihood security. Many farmers from the Adivasi communities have lost diverse varieties of traditional local crops like millet based...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2016
515) Informal indigenous seed systems fostering genetic diversity
This article highlights how Farmer Managed Seed Systems have preserved seed genetic diversity and improved farmer’s access to a wider range of quality and diverse seeds and planting materials and further demonstrate how, by saving and exchanging seeds, farmers conserve biodiversity and contribute to...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019