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This paper presents a case study based on the findings in two villages in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India, part of a project started in 1997 to develop, test, and refine methodologies of participatory research and gender analysis as they apply to the development of new technologies in germplasm and ...


Paris, T.R.Singh, AbhaLuis, JoyceSingh, Hari NathSingh, OmkarSingh, SinjaySingh, Ram KathinSarkarung, Surapong[Listening to farmers' perceptions through participatory rice varietal selection: A case study in villages in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India]Listening to farmers' perceptions through participatory rice varietal selection: A case study in villages in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

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.Sthapit, B.R.Subedi, A.Rijal, D.K.Chaudhary, P.[Understanding agroecological domains: The key to a successful participatory plant breeding program]Understanding agroecological domains: The key to a successful participatory plant breeding program

This paper describes a participatory plant-breeding (PPB) program for maize in a rural development project financed by the United Kingdom's Department of International Development (DFID) and the Government of India and executed by the Krishak Bharati Cooperative (KRIBHCO). The program was targete...


Goyal, S.N.Joshi, A.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory crop improvement in maize in Gujarat, India]Participatory crop improvement in maize in Gujarat, India

Desde 1981, PROFRIJOL es el mecanismo regional de apoyo a los programas de frijol de los países de la región. Realiza investigaciones relacionadas con los aspectos bióticos y abióticos que afectan al cultivo y con sus resultados se persigue contribuir a] incremento de la producción y a mejorar la...


Rodríguez C., Rafael Raúl[Evolución de integración de la investigación del frijol en América Central, México y El Caribe: PROFRIJOL]Evolución de integración de la investigación del frijol en América Central, México y El Caribe: PROFRIJOL

Argentina produce poroto para exportar ya que el consumo interno es mínimo de 0,240 kg, habitantes, año, lo que significa 7,920 TM anuales. En 1995 la exportación fue de 61,548 TM de alubia; 99,567 TM de negro y 19,323 TM de otros tipos de comerciales. Más del 90% de la producción de poroto se re...


Ricci, José Raúl[Participación de los agricultores en la identificación y adaptación de nuevos cultivares de poroto: Agricultura empresarial en Argentina]Participación de los agricultores en la identificación y adaptación de nuevos cultivares de poroto: Agricultura empresarial en Argentina

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important crop in the middle hills of Nepal and is mostly grown in association with finger millet (Eleusino coracana Gaertn) and fodder trees. Seven maize varieties have been recommended for the hills but few farmers have adopted them. As a prerequisite to designin...


Tiwari, T.PVirk, Daljit S.Sinclair, Fergus L.[Participatory crop improvement for intercropped maize on Bari land terraces with trees]Participatory crop improvement for intercropped maize on Bari land terraces with trees

Participatory varietal selection (PVS) was used to try to identify an alternative to the most popular rice variety, Pusa 44, in the Patiala district of the Punjab. Pusa 44 (released in 1993 in India but not recommended for the Punjab) is grown in over 50% of the rice area in Patiala. It is highly...


Mali, S.S.Virk, Daljit S.Singh, K.B.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory varietal selection in rice in the Punjab]Participatory varietal selection in rice in the Punjab

A survey of nearly 1500 households in the high-potential production system (HPPSs) of the Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts of Nepal showed gre.t physical and socioeconomic diversity. Varietal diversity was low in all the crops studied and varied according to location in main-season rice. Masuli ...


Joshi, Krishna D.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory varietal selection, food security, and varietal diversity in a high-potential production system in Nepal]Participatory varietal selection, food security, and varietal diversity in a high-potential production system in Nepal

Sorghum is the third most important cereal crop in India and, over both the rainy (kharif) and the Post-rainy (rabi) seasons, totals a combined area of more than 11 million ha. Rabí sorghum is important for both food and fodder in the drought-prone areas of the states of Maharashtra (3.3 million ...


Rana, B.S.Kaul, S.L.Appaji, ChariParbhakarKalyanshetty, N.S.Reddy, B.V.S.Witcombe, John R.Virk, Daljit S.[Participatory varietal selection in rabi sorghum in India]Participatory varietal selection in rabi sorghum in India

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.) is an important small millet for rainfed areas in India. A dozen varieties have been released for cultivation but there is little adoption by farmers, particularly in the Chitradurga and Bellary districts of Karnataka state where the present study was ...


Halaswamy, B.H.Gowda, B.T.S.Seetharam, A.Virk, Daljit S.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory varietal selection in finger millet]Participatory varietal selection in finger millet

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