Developing maize varieties that will be readily adopted by subsistence farmers is challenging as there are numerous characteristics in addition to agronomic performance that are important to these farmers. Furthermore, these preferences vary from location to location. it may be logical lo conclud...
Ransom, J.K.
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Koirala, K.B.
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Rajbhandari, N.
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Adhikari, K.
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[Involving farmers in the development process to improve adoption of varieties developed by National Maize-Breeding Programs]
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Involving farmers in the development process to improve adoption of varieties developed by National Maize-Breeding Programs
Research on chills and agroforestry that received the 'Using Diversity Award' from the International
Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, is briefly presented.
A pilot project on the use of Farmer Participatory Research (FPR) methodologies with the objective of enhancing farmer adoption of practices that minimize soil erosion in cassava-based cropping systems, was conducted jointly by DOA and DOAE with technical and financial support from CIAT in two si...
Vongkasem, V
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Klakhaeng, Kaival I.
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Hemvijit, S.
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Tongglum, Anuchit
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Katong, S.
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Suparhan, Danai
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[Farmer participatory research in soil management and varietal selection in Thailand]
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Farmer participatory research in soil management and varietal selection in Thailand
This paper mainly describes the objectives of the FPR project, the results of the RRA that was conducted in Hainan and the demonstration plots at CATAS, as well as the demonstration and FPR trials at the pilot sites (especially in Kongba village of Baisha county). The major existing problems and ...
Zhang, Weite
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Lin, Xiong
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Li, Kaimian
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Huang, Jie
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[Farmer participatory research in cassava soil management and varietal dissemination in China]
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Farmer participatory research in cassava soil management and varietal dissemination in China
Farmer Participatory Research (FPR) in Vietnam has been carried out since 1994 in collaboration with CIAT, with the objective of improving the adoption of soil conservation practices in cassava fields. Two villages in Pho Yen district, Bac Thai province; one in Thanh Hoa district, Vinh Phu provin...
Nguyen The Dang
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Tran Ngoc Ngoan
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Le Sy loi
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Dinh Ngoc Lan
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Thai Phien
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[Farmer participatory research in cassava soil management and varietal dissemination in Vietnam]
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Farmer participatory research in cassava soil management and varietal dissemination in Vietnam
The concept and methodology used in the transfer of technology (TOT) have undergone changes over the years corresponding to farmers' needs, and as a result, farmer participatory TOT has become more relevant, especially in complex diversified risk-prone (CDR) farming systems. The TOT in cassava, w...
Ramanathan, S.
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Anantharaman, M.
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[Farmer participatory research in cassava technology transfer in India]
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Farmer participatory research in cassava technology transfer in India
Soil degradation, both due to soil erosion and nutrient removal, is a major problem in cassava fields. Most of the existing management technologies that have been developed have had little success in adoption. Some of the reasons are that the technology developed is technically oriented, based on...
Utomo, Wani Hadi
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Suyamto, H.
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Santoso, H.
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Sinaga, A.
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[Farmer participatory research in soil management in Indonesia]
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Farmer participatory research in soil management in Indonesia
Activities of international cooperation during 1981 are listed. Training courses in cassava production, tissue culture, physiology, and in advanced research for postgraduate work were attended by 38 professionals from 16 countries. From 1973 to 1981 cassava hybrid seeds have been distributed in L...
Se presentan las actividades de cooperacion internacional durante 1981. Se dictaron cursos de capacitacion cientifica sobre produccion de yuca; cultivo de tejidos; fisiologia; y especializacion de posgrado a 38 profesionales de 16 paises. Desde 1973 hasta 1981 se ha distribuido semilla hibrida en...