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1631) Value Chain Analysis of Traditional Vegetables from Malawi and Mozambique
Based on a multistage cross-sectional survey of 240 respondents in Malawi and Mozambique, this study employed participatory evaluation and market research to identify potential outlets and target crops, and define value chain processes, including choice of market outlets and mode of farmer-buyer linkages....
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2014
1632) Community Seed Banks in Nepal
Community seed bank has more than 20 years of history in Nepal. The main objectives of establishing a community seed banks are to halt the rapid erosion of local varieties and their on-farm management, improving local livelihoods and resilience through providing easy access to quality seeds of diverse...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2017
1633) Technical and Institutional Issues in Participatory Plant Breeding – From the Perspective of Formal Plant Breeding A Global Analysis of Issues, Results, and Current Experience
This paper presents a review of participatory plant breeding (PPB) from the perspective of formal sector institutions such as national plant breeding programmes, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) institutes, or extension services. It includes an inventory of PPB cases...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa; Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Global
Publication year: 2003
1634) BSF project "Improving pulse biodiversity in rice fallow areas of tribal belts of Central and East Indian states to bring resilience in the farming practice, provide livelihood support and enhance nutritional level of the tribal population"
There are 12 million hectares of rice fallows in India, 82% of which lie in the Central and East Indian states, where Protein-Energy-Malnutrition (PEM) is extremely widespread. Pulses used to be the preferred choice for cultivation after rice is harvested. Over recent years, however, farmers have lost...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Asia
Publication year: N/A
1635) A training module for the international course on the management and utilisation of field genebanks and in vitro collections
This module focuses on good management practices for the conservation and utilization of material in field and in vitro genebanks. It aims to equip lecturers, practicum instructors, and technical staff in-charge of maintaining germplasm collections in field genebanks and in in vitro collections with...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2011