Llojet autoktone të misrit në rajonin Pukë

This leaflet was produced in the framework of the project "Identification, evaluation and genetic improvement of some local crop varieties to face with impact of climate change, increase the productivity, food security and on-farm incomes, for poor farmers in remote mountainous areas in Albania" funded by the 4th cycle of the Benefit Sharing Fund (BSF) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ( ITPGRFA).

The project aimed at introducing improved local varieties of maize and beans and worked towards the identification of local varieties of maize and beans, their collection, characterization, selection and pre-breeding including on-farm multiplication of  improved varieties of maize and bean.

This leaflet is a summary description of the indigenous maize varieties identified by project staff in the Pukë region of Albania. It highlights the morphological characteristics of different maize varieties, their growing period and ideal growing conditions, including farming technologies.