This is the report of the village baseline study of Madhuri Village in the CCAFS benchmark site of Rupandehi, Nepal conducted from June 5-9, 2011 to complement an earlier household baseline survey done in the same village.
Madhuri is located in the fertile area of the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Nepa...
Shrestha, K
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Acharya, Ganesh
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Khadka, L
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Neupane, P
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Gharti, I
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Chaudhary, N.
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Chaudhary, P.
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[Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Rupandehi, Madhuri Village, Nepal]
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Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Rupandehi, Madhuri Village, Nepal
Chaudhary, P.
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Joshi, B.K.
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Shrestha, P.
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Devkota, R.
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Upadhya, D.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Linking farmers to the multilateral system to increase the exchange of plant genetic resources]
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Linking farmers to the multilateral system to increase the exchange of plant genetic resources
This book documents the results of the research and capacity development efforts to implement the ITPGRFA in Nepal. Its chapters cover five main interrelated themes: national-level multi-lateral system policy development; policy actors and networks; germplasm flows and interdependence; farmers’ i...
Joshi, B.K.
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Chaudhary, P.
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Upadhya, D.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Implementing the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Nepal: achievements and challenges]
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Implementing the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Nepal: achievements and challenges
This paper highlights the role of fanners in crop improvement and managing agro biodiversity. The fiddling’s are mostly based on focus-group discussions and field observations. Documentation of farmers' knowledge and experiences in crop improvement and managing agro biodiversity may serve as a re...
Chaudhary, P.
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Khatiwada, S.P.
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Joshi, Krishna D.
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[Strength of farmers' knowledge and participation in crop improvement and managing agrobiodiversity on-farm]
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Strength of farmers' knowledge and participation in crop improvement and managing agrobiodiversity on-farm
Farmers have an intricate knowledge of their agro ecological domains. The empirical evidences from Kachorwa (terai) and Begans (mid-hill) sites in Nepal suggest that farmers distinguish domains for rice primarily on the basis of moisture and fertility. Farmers also differentiate the number, relat...
Rana, Ram B.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Subedi, A.
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Rijal, D.K.
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Chaudhary, P.
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[Understanding agroecological domains: The key to a successful participatory plant breeding program]
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Understanding agroecological domains: The key to a successful participatory plant breeding program
Sthapit, B.R.
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Gauchan, D.
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Joshi, B.K.
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Chaudhary, P.
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[Agrobiodiversity Index to measure agricultural biodiversity for effectively managing it]
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Agrobiodiversity Index to measure agricultural biodiversity for effectively managing it
In Nepal, community seed banks have a long and rich history. Supported in particular by a number of non-government organizations and more recently, also by government agencies, they can be found across the country from the lowland terai to the high hill areas and from east to west. The latest cou...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Shrestha, P.
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Chaudhary, P.
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[Community seed banks in Nepal past, present, future: Proceedings of a National Workshop, 14-15 June 2012, Pokhara, Nepal]
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Community seed banks in Nepal past, present, future: Proceedings of a National Workshop, 14-15 June 2012, Pokhara, Nepal
Joshi, B.K.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Chaudhary, P.
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[Crop interdependence, adaptation to climate change and the multilateral systems of access and benefit sharing: the case of Nepal]
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Crop interdependence, adaptation to climate change and the multilateral systems of access and benefit sharing: the case of Nepal
Gauchan, D.
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Pant, K.P.
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Joshi, B.K.
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Chaudhary, P.
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Bhattarai, C.
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[Policy incentives and disincentives for inclusion of material in the MLS]
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Policy incentives and disincentives for inclusion of material in the MLS
Chaudhary, P.
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Joshi, B.K.
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Thapa, K.
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Devkota, R.
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Ghimire, K.H.
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Khadka, K.
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Upadhya, D.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Interdependence on plant genetic resources in light of climate change]
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Interdependence on plant genetic resources in light of climate change