Participatory plant breeding PPB is a relatively new approach to germplasm development. Overview summaries of cases to date show that most PPB programs were begun within the last 10 years, whether
located in public-sector or nongovemment NGO crop-improvement programs. Some have argued that
commer...
Sperling, L.
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Ashby, J.A.
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Smith, Margaret E.
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Weltzien, Eva
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McGuire, Shawn
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[Participatory plant breeding: A framework for analyzing diverse approaches]
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Participatory plant breeding: A framework for analyzing diverse approaches
La définition d’objectifs et de priorités est essentielle à la réussite des programmes de sélection. Cet ouvrage d’un grand intérêt pour les praticiens du développement décrit des approches pratiques et des outils de communication permettant aux paysans et aux sélectionneurs de collaborer à l’ide...
Christinck, A.
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Weltzien, Eva
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Hoffmann, V.
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[Définition d' objectifs de sélection et création de systèmes semenciers en collaboration avec les paysans]
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Définition d' objectifs de sélection et création de systèmes semenciers en collaboration avec les paysans
Sperling, L.
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Ashby, J.A.
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Weltzien, Eva
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Smith, M.E.
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McGrath, S.
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[Base-broadening for client-oriented impact: insights drawn from participatory plant breeding field experience]
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Base-broadening for client-oriented impact: insights drawn from participatory plant breeding field experience
This paper presents information from a study on farmers' seed-management practices growing pearl millet in Rajasthan, India. It describes farmers' own crop-improvement activities in regard to yield, quality, and diversity of pearl millet, with emphasis on seed-management strategies, such as intro...
Brocke, Kirsten vom
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Christinck, Anja
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Weltzien, Eva
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[Opportunities and constraints for participatory plant breeding: Farmers' seed-management strategies and their effect on pearl millet populations in Rajasthan, India]
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Opportunities and constraints for participatory plant breeding: Farmers' seed-management strategies and their effect on pearl millet populations in Rajasthan, India
Setting objectives and priorities is crucial to successful plant breeding programmes. A useful resource for development workers, this book describes practical approaches and communication tools for farmers and plant breeders to work together to identify target environments, analyse seed productio...
Christinck, A.
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Weltzien, Eva
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Hoffmann, V.
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[Setting breeding objectives and developing seed systems with farmers]
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Setting breeding objectives and developing seed systems with farmers
Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) involves scientists, farmers, and others, such as consumers, extensionists, vendors, industry, and rural cooperatives in plant breeding research. It is termed `participatory' because many actors, and especially the users, can have a research role in all major st...
Sperling, L.
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Ashby, J.A.
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Smith, M.E.
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Weltzien, Eva
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McGrath, S.
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[A framework for analyzing participatory plant breeding approaches and results]
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A framework for analyzing participatory plant breeding approaches and results
Weltzien, Eva
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Sidibe, M.
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Guindo, S.
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Traoré, O.
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Sidibe, M.
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Coulibaly, G.
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Touré, S.
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Rattunde, Fred
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[Supporting farmer-managed seed enterprises in Mali-FARMSEM]
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Supporting farmer-managed seed enterprises in Mali-FARMSEM
Changes in agro-ecological as well as socio-economic conditions lead to transformations of food and farming systems worldwide. Using plant varieties with new or different sets of traits can be one option for farmers to adapt to these changes; however, coping strategies and related varietal traits...
Anja, Christinck
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Weltzien, Eva
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Rattunde, Fred
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Ashby, J.A.
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[Gender Differentiation of Farmer Preferences for Varietal Traits in Crop Improvement: Evidence and Issues]
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Gender Differentiation of Farmer Preferences for Varietal Traits in Crop Improvement: Evidence and Issues
Weltzien, Eva
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Mourik, T.A. van
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Rouamba, A.
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Lugutuah, V.
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Diakite, Y.
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Sogoba, B.
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Diakite, A.
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Sidibe, M.
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Binam, J.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Fall, Abdou
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[Africa Rising Mali report on Year 1 (2012)]
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Africa Rising Mali report on Year 1 (2012)