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1(NRM)

Wildlife Conservation Education Project

Field test methodologies to be used for wildlife conservation among villages surrounding wildlife sanctuaries.

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2(NRM)

Sustainable Coastal Area Development Program

Resource Management Plan; Enterprise Development; Community Institutional Strengthening; Gender Relations

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3(NRM)

Regional Development Plan for the Middle Chicamocha Watershed

Regional development, agroecology

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4(NRM)

Farmer Participatory Research on Tillage and Crop Establishment Machinery

Participatory Farmer Research in Introduction Training and Evaluation of Use of Hand Tractors and attachments, rice transplanters, and 4-wheel tractor implements in the Terai of Nepal. Participatory r...

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5(NRM)

Institutions for Managing Water Resources in Water Scarce River Basins - Case Study: Deduru Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka.

PRA for consultation with stakeholders in Deduru Oya River basin

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6(NRM)

The Impact of Participatory Research in Solving NRM Issues

Land use intensification and diversification in the highlands - Soil fertility improvement - IPM of potatoes bacterial wilt, IPM of beans root rot, and beans stem magot.

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7(NRM)

Introduction of Fisheries Management Planning with Fisherfolk Organization Development

Participatory approaches used to complete fishery management plans with fisherfolk organization.

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8(NRM)

Pilot Project for Farmer-Managed Irrigated Agriculture under the Left Bank Outfall Drain Stage 1 Project

Action research program to organize water users at the secondary level of canal irrigation systems.

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9(NRM)

Integrated Renewable Energy Development and Environment Conservation in Tanzania

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10(NRM)

Integrated Management of Potato Late Blight Disease: Refining and Implementing Local Strategies Through Farmer Field Schools

Participatory research and training for IPM on the potato crop. Each country emphasizes the major pests at the pilot areas. The project uses the principles of farmer field schools (FFS) as the partic...

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11(NRM)

Participatory Review of Community Based Resource Management Activities in Vanuatu

Review of community based NRM activities

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12(NRM)

Community-Based Management of Marine Resources in Fiji and Vanuatu: Questions of Sustainability.

Collect information on how traditional marine resource managers make decisions, weigh issues and indicators, and value sustainability.

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13(NRM)

Management of local resources (natural resources, human resources, economic resources and institutional resources) in an integrated way.

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14(NRM)

Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems to Strengthen Agricultural and Rural Development

Strengthen the capacity of partner organizations to understand and apply farmers knowledge and experience for the sustainable use of biodiversity for food and agriculture.

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15(NRM)

Sustainable Agricultural Development Project

Promotion of implementation strategies for development of sustainable agriculture through pilot projects, capacity building, and cooperation between government, NGOs and farmers

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16(NRM)

Farmer Participatory Partnerships to Develop Soil Fertility Best Bet Options in Malawi and Zimbabwe

Improving soil fertility management through developing best bet options with resource poor farmers in SAT of Southern Africa, while evaluating farmer participatory methodology and different institutio...

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17(NRM)

Farmer Participatory Research in Action: Selection and Strategic Use of Multipurpose Forage Germplasm by Smallholders in Production Systems in Hillsides of Central America

Multipurpose forage germplasm development and targeting, with focus on the Central American hillsides

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18(NRM)

Southern Zone Water Management Project (SZWRM)

Land recovery and water management

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19(NRM)

Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM)

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20(NRM)

Ritigala Participatory Resources Management Project.

Better use of lagoon resources to alleviate poverty situation among the community through arrest and improvement of the lagoon's declining habitat conditions.

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21(NRM)

Farmer Participatory Experiment to Evaluate Whether Insecticide Is Needed in the Early Crop Stages in Rice

IPM for insect management

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22(NRM)

Field Practical Monitoring and Evaluation for Sustainability Assessment in Agroforestry Extension

Monitoring and evaluation system for agroforestry extension

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23(NRM)

Integrated Health Care and Biocultural Diversity Conservation

Reinforcing and building a community's capacity by combining traditional and modern medicines to enable them meet their health, economic and biological and cultural (biocultural) diversity conservatio...

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24(NRM)

Participatory Land Use Planning Component of the Regional Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Control Programme.

Participatory land use planning

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26(NRM)

Alternatives to Rehabilitate Land Erosion on Hills in the Departamento del Valle del Cauca: Productive Alternatives for Sustainable Use in the Areas Rehabilitated

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27(NRM)

Alternatives to Rehabilitate Land Erosion on Hills in the Departamento del Valle de Cauca

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28(NRM)

Participatory Domestication of Agroforestry Trees in the Peruvian Amazon

Selection and production of high value tree germplasm on farm, and conservation of tree genetic resources with farming communities.

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29(NRM)

Domestication of Indigenous Fruit and Medicinal Trees

Tree domestication. Indigenous fruit and medicinal trees. Vegetative propagation.

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30(NRM)

Potato IPM in Indonesia

IPM for potatoes

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31(NRM)

Integrated Crop Management (ICM) Farmer Field School for Sweetpotato in Indonesia

ICM farmer field schools for sweetpotato in Indonesia

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32(NRM)

IPM Farmer Field School for Sweetpotato in Vietnam

IPM farmer field school for sweetpotato

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33(NRM)

Development of Sustainable Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Livelihood Systems in West Africa

Participatory landuse planning with farmers and pastoralists

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34(NRM)

FRP Impact Assessment Study: Evaluation of Community Management of Miombo Woodlands in Malawi.

Development and testing of an evaluation approach for assessment of forestry research.

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35(NRM)

Tillage Options for Establishing Wheat After Rice.

Introduction of reduced tillage options for establishing wheat after rice. Ensures timely planting, reduces costs, saves water, herbicide use, increases profits and livelihoods of farmers.

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38(NRM)

Sustainable Development in the Buffer Zone of the Tortuguero Conservation Area, Limon, Costa Rica (Proyecto Potosi)

Promotion and strengthening of community and institutional capacity for natural resources use and sustainable production.

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40(NRM)

Combining Ecological Knowledge and Socio-Economic Perspectives in the Participatory Improvement of Multistrata Agroforestry Systems at the Forest Margin.

Multistrata agroforestry system, jungle rubber, slash and burn, sisipan technique, in-situ grafting

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41(NRM)

CG Maize Diversity Conservation: A Farmer-Scientist Collaborative Approach, Phase II

Conservation of maize genetic resources, participatory breeding

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42(NRM)

Conservation of Marine Biodiversity: The Link Between Tourism and Protected Marine Coastal Areas

Involve coastal communities in tourism and management of protected marine areas for sustainable development.

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43(NRM)

Catchment Approach to Managing Soil Erosion in Asia - This is a project of the Management of Soil Erosion Consortium (MSEC)

Soil erosion management research at a catchment scale using interdisciplinary and participatory approach

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44(NRM)

Improving Integrated Nutrient Management Strategies on Small Scale Farms in Africa

integrated nutrient management(soil fertility) on small scale farms

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46(NRM)

Focus on Gender in Sustainable Andean Agriculture

Contribute to food security for the poorest families organized in communities and in ADECAP, through sustainable andean agriculture, reducing the inequality between men and women.

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47(NRM)

Soil Fertility Research and Extension Network for Maize-Based Farming Systems in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia (Soil Fert Net)

Research, development and dissemination of farmer-relevant soil fertility technologies and practices for dominant smallholder maize-legume systems in those countries.

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48(NRM)

Assessment of the Impact of Stakeholder Participation in the Diffusion of a Vertisols Management Technology Package in Highland Ethiopia.

Assess stakeholder participation in diffusion of technology package to better utilize vertisols resources.

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49(NRM)

Risk Management Project

Integrating crop modelling and particpatory research for the evaluation of best bet soil fertility practices.

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50(NRM)

Adoption of Chinese Hand Tractor Seeders

Introduction of Chinese hand tractor seeder for use in wheat.

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51(NRM)

Development and Diffusion of Integrated Striga Control Practices for Small Scale Farmers in Western Kenya.

On-farm demonstrations for Striga control methods

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52(NRM)

Participatory Research for Improved Agroecosystems Management (PRIAM)

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53(NRM)

Evaluating the Impact of Farmer Participatory Research and Extension in Natural Resource Management in Zimbabwe

Impact assessment of farmer participatory research in NRM

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54(NRM)

AFOCO Community Forestry Support

Rural Development, Integrated Human Development, Community Forestry, Sustainable Agriculture

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55(NRM)

Production Systems with Secondary Forest Species

Inventory of Flora and prioritization of species of highest use. Establishment and management of the priority species. Conservation and management of the Secondary Forest.

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56(NRM)

Sustainable Improvement of Marginal Lands in Lebanon:

Sustainable natural resource management

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57(NRM)

Nagaland Environment Protection & Economic Development (NEPED) Project.

Farmer-led trial to improve swidden cultivation, shifting to agro-forestry, making it sustainable and introducing fallow management.

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58(NRM)

Development of Integrated Crop/Livestock Production in Low Rainfall Areas of West Asia North Africa. The Mashreq/Maghreb Project

Livestock, sheep, barley, feed resources, policy and property rights research for improving crop/livestock production in low rainfall areas.

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59(NRM)

Mountain Terraces Phase III, Yemen

Identify and evaluate land conservation practices for agricultural terraces in Yemen.

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60(NRM)

Community Based Coastal Resource Management Programme Danao Bay

Improvement of Fisheries Management in a Participatory Way.

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61(NRM)

Pilot Testing of Cassava Flour Grates Processing Involving Women

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62(NRM)

People and Resource Dynamics in the Mountain Watersheds of the Hindu Kush HImalayas

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63(NRM)

Participatory Research for Improved Agroecosystem Management

Soil fertility, crop, livestock, poultry disease and pest management, erosion control in the hillsides, improved seeds/varieties, crop diversification, compost, FYM, fertilizer management, mulching, m...

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64(NRM)

African Highlands Ecoregional Programme (AHI)

Participatory program to improve and maintain soil productivity, water management and land use efficiency in intensively cultivated highlands.

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65(NRM)

Exploration of Options for Land Use and Rural Development in the Orinoco Region of Colombia

Participatory land use planning and evaluation of agricultural options.

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66(NRM)

Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management

Sustainable community management of forest and wildlife resources

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67(NRM)

Local Farm Research Commitees (CIALS)

Research projects in search of a solution to problems or innovations asked for by the community.

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68(NRM)

Farmer Participatory Research for Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides

Participatory Research for small hillsides farmers.

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69(NRM)

SADC/ICRISAT Sorghum & Millet Improvement Program (SMIP)

Integrated soil water and nutrient management, associated input supply & output marketing.

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70(NRM)

Cantarranas Integrated Agricultural Development Program and the Guinope Integrated Development Program

Promoted the adaptation and adoption of soil conservation and agricultural technologies (basic grains, commercial vegetables)

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71(NRM)

Deepening the Basis of Rural Resource Management

Survey of approaches being used to support farmers' decion making in resource systems undergoing rapid and substantial change. Practitioner workshop (Feb 2000, The Hague), proceedings with synthesis o...

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72(NRM)

Institutional Challenges in NRM Research: Participatory Research

Development of methods to understand knowledge generation, differentiation and diffusion in participatory NRM and refine these through case studies.

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73(NRM)

Policies For Sustainable Land Management in the Highlands of Ethiopia

Institutional, Technological and Policy Strategies to Improve Land Management in the Highlands

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74(NRM)

Enhancing the Sustainability of Cassava-Based Cropping Systems in Asia

Erosion control and soil fertility management in cassava-based cropping systems

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75(NRM)

Institutional and Technology Policy Options for Natural Resource Management: Northeast Burkina Faso

collective action for natural resource management

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76(NRM)

Forages for Smallholders Project (FSP)

Tropical forages, participatory research, upland

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77(NRM)

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78(NRM)

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79(NRM)

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1(PPB)

Namibia, Maria Kaherero Pearl Millet Composite

Pearl Millet Composite

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3(PPB)

Participatory Crop Improvement in High Potential Production Systems in India and Nepal

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4(PPB)

High Altitude Rice Breeding in Nepal

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5(PPB)

Participatory Rice Improvement and Gender Analysis

PVS: farmers are invited to visit a rice garden of upto 60 lines (including traditional and improved O. sativa, O. glaberimma, and interspecific hybrids) 3 times during the growing season: at maximal ...

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6(PPB)

Strategy for Rice Breeding in Rainfed Areas of India

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7(PPB)

Farmer Participation in On-Station Tree Species Selection for Agroforestry: A Case Study from Burundi

Farmer involvement in on-station trials to choose species to test on their farms

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8(PPB)

Farmer Participation And Use Of Local Knowledge In Breeding Barley For Specific Adaptation

In the first three years we conducted 4 types of selection: farmers' selection in their field, farmers' selection on station, breeder's selection in farmers' fields, and breeder's selection on station...

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9(PPB)

Increasing the Relevance of Breeding to Small Farmers: Farmer Participation and Local Knowledge in Breeding Barley for Specific Adaptation to Dry Areas of North Africa

Trials with different types and number of breeding material were planted both on research stations and in farmers' fields. Selection was done by professional breeders and farmers and data were gathere...

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10(PPB)

Farmer Selections with Segregating Bean Populations in Colombia

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11(PPB)

Introduction of Improved Genetic Diversity into Cassava Farmers Fields

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12(PPB)

Participatory Plant Breeding: Building a Partnership Between Farmers and Scientists for Improving Rainfed Rice in Eastern India

We conducted household surveys in each village to describe their farming systems, farming and seed management practices, rice diversity, typology of farmer and collect other socio-economic information...

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13(PPB)

Chaite Rice in the Western Hills Region of Nepal

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14(PPB)

Component Bean Breeding Systems in Malawi

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15(PPB)

Comparing Farmer and Scientist Trait Preferences in Early Generation Bean Lines in Tanzania - Bean CRSP

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16(PPB)

Farmer Criteria in Cowpea in Cameroon

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17(PPB)

Farmers' Evaluation of Late-Blight Resistant Potato Clones in Bolivia

Farmers selected clones from researcher managed field trials 1991-92 (1992). From 1990-94, conventional and participatory on-farm trials conducted simultaneously: breeders selecting varieties blight ...

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18(PPB)

Setting Priorities Among Agroforestry Tree Species for Domestication Research: An Example from the Humid Lowlands of West Africa

Survey of farmers to determine preferences for tree domestication.

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19(PPB)

Participatory Research on Corn in Mali

farmer managed on farm trials farmers evaluate new varieties on their farm, in their village in other villages

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21(PPB)

Tanzanian Bean Research Program Qualitative On-Farm and Quantitative On-Station Varietal Evaluation

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22(PPB)

On-station Farmer Partcipatory Varietal Evaluation with Pearl Millet

Screening and identification of varieties for further on-farm testing in Niger. (Participatory varietal selection)

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24(PPB)

Local Rwandan (Women) Bean Expertise in On-Station, On-Farm, and Community-Based Varietal Assessement

With Scientist and Development Personnel support, Farming Communities screened, tested and subsequently multipled and diffused large numbers of stable bush bean and climbing bean varieties. The work ...

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25(PPB)

Participatory Breeding and Farmers? Management of Genetic Resources of Pearl Millet in Rajasthan, India

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26(PPB)

Farmers' Diverse Potato Criteria in East Africa

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27(PPB)

Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant Protection in South America and Africa: An Environmentally Sound Approach (PROFISMA)

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29(PPB)

Conservation and Enhancement of Maize with Small Farmers in Honduras

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31(PPB)

Involving Farmers in Selecting Potential Varieties with Disease Resistance

Pests and diseases were determined as a key problem, mainly by women. They WERE VERY interested to have access to test new germplasm. They were invited to the research station harvest in May 99 and se...

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32(PPB)

PVS in Bean Evaluations in Eastern Ethiopia

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33(PPB)

Experiences from Participatory Research and Potential for Participatory Plant Breeding in the Communal Areas of Zimbabwe

Participatory rural appraisal for problem definition. Collective farmer and researcher design of research trials. Farmers and researchers evaluated varieties.

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34(PPB)

Incorporation of User Chains in Participatory Management of Potato in Ecuador

Incorporate participatory methodology in the selection of potato clones with the purpose of accelerating the process of acceptance of improved materials. Evaluate participatively improved germplasm fo...

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35(PPB)

Enhancing Farmer Participation in Cultivar Development in Southern Africa: Participatory Breeding in Pearl Millet Cultivar Development

Farmer-participatory research in southern Africa has led to the development, release, and widespread adoption of pearl millet varieties suited to local conditions. The International Crops Research Ins...

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37(PPB)

Pesquisa Participativa em Melhoramento de Mandioca: Una Experiencia no Semi-arido do Nordeste do Brasil

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38(PPB)

Rescue, Evaluation, and Selection of Local Maize Varieties within an Agroecological Zone

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39(PPB)

Conservation of Genetic Diversity and Improvement of Crop Production in Mexico: A Farmer-Based Approach (Project MILPA, or McKnight Integrated Landrace Preservation Activity)

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40(PPB)

The Introduction of an Early Maturing Maize (Zea mays) Variety to a Mid-altitude Farming System in Ethiopia

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41(PPB)

Developing Methodologies to Understand Farmer-Managed Maize Folk Varieties and Farmer Seed Selection in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico

The project primarily contributed to early stages of methodological development relevant to collaborative plant breeding. These included addressing both quantitative biological issues as well as quant...

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42(PPB)

CG Maize Diversity Conservation: A Farmer-Scientist Collaborative Approach

Through the project, farmers gain access to the diversity of maize landraces present in the region (through sales of a subset of landraces that were selected by scientists and farmers), some of these ...

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43(PPB)

West and Central African Millet Research Network (WCAMRN)

Promote production and transformation of pearl millet through: - development of new varieties and increasing seed with farmers' participation;- IPM techniques with farmer as the main focus - Processin...

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44(PPB)

Rice Breeding for Rainfed Lowland Conditions

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46(PPB)

Assessment of Farmers' Preferences for Dual-Purpose Sorghums

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47(PPB)

Integrating Indigenous Technical Knowledge and In-Situ Conservation of Rice in the Philippines

in depth analysis of farmers seed management and on-farm diversity in different rice ecosystems in the Philippines

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49(PPB)

Participatory Cotton Breeding in Benin

a) each grower-breeder grows a plot of 1000 cotton plants b) with his group, he selects 200 plants c) after the fiber has been analysed in a conventional laboratory, the final choice is made by the in...

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50(PPB)

Participatory Plant Breeding in Early and Main Season Rice for High Potential Production System (HPPS)

We found very low varietal diversity in Early and main season rice in High Potential Production Systems (HPPS) of Nepal. We are trying to develop farmer preferred high yielding varieties for diverse m...

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51(PPB)

Participatory Breeding of Red Bean in Restrepo, Valle

Research on advanced lines of bean, with mottled red grain or solid red grain preferred in the zone, to look for adaptation and resistance to angular spot, one of the diseases prevalent in the zone.

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52(PPB)

Participatory Evaluation of Promising Varieties of Banana on Smallholder Farms in the Ucayali Region

Participatory Evaluation of Banana Varieties for Adoption by Producers.

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53(PPB)

Participatory Evaluation of Promising Varieties of Rice on Smallholder Farms in the Ucayali Region

Participatory Evaluation of Rice Varieties for adoption by producers.

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54(PPB)

From Formal to Participatory Plant Breeding: Improving Barley Production in the Rainfed Areas of Jordan

The project will (1) assess the potential for institutionalizing the participatory research approach in the national barley breeding program, (2) develop methodologies needed to institutionalize parti...

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55(PPB)

Participatory Barley Breeding in Eritrea

Farmers' selection in their field was compared with breeder selection in farmers' fields and on station. All the work is based on local landraces.

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56(PPB)

Village Based Participatory Breeding in the Mountain Slopes of Yemen

In the first year evaluation and selection were conducted by the breeder and farmers in the three villages and in the research station; in the second year the selected entries were tested in the same ...

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57(PPB)

Participatory Barley Improvement in the North West Coast of Egypt

Participatory barley improvement research was initiated, in collaboration with the MRMPs Adaptive Research and Extension. In the first year we planted 54 new barley entries in eight locations (two in ...

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58(PPB)

Innovative Methods for Rice Breeding - Combining Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) with Molecular Marker Techniques

A variety of rice crosses were made and bulks selected using molecular markers. Bulks were given to farmers who evaluate them alongside their local variety. Farmer selections are made within bulks and...

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59(PPB)

Setting Objectives for Sorghum Breeding in Mali with Farmers' Participation

We conducted farmer evaluations of a range of varieties, with a range of trial design, as farmers wanted. Varieties were evalauted before and after harvest by men, and after processing, and tasting by...

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60(PPB)

Breeding for Durable Resistance in the Andean Highland Crops or Proyecto Resistencia Duradera en la Zona Andina (PREDUZA)

The project aims at breeding for durable resistance to the most important disease in the highland crops. In the last four years , technology has been developed to select for resistance and advanced cl...

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61(PPB)

Conservation of Genetic Diversity and Improvement of Crop Production in Mexico: A Farmer-Based Approach (Squash Breeding Subgroup)

We are conducting on-farm improvement of local squash landraces, targeting either the farmers own varieties or selected landraces from the local community. The on-farm breeding activities are compleme...

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62(PPB)

Participatory Crop Improvement for Maize-Millet Intercropping in the Mid-Hills of Himalayan Region

The project began with the acquisition of local knowledge. This was then used to identify farmers problems and maize selection criteria. PVS programs were conducted. PPB was initiated where farmers...

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63(PPB)

Incorporation of User Chains in Participatory Plant Improvement.

Participatory Improvement of the potato crop.

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64(PPB)

Papa Andina Project

Methodology development in PPB and Farmer Field Schools

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65(PPB)

Strengthening the Scientific Basis of In-Situ Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity On-Farm - Burkina Faso Country Component

The project is seeking to understand the extent and distribution of crop genetic diversity managed on-farm, the processes used to maintain these resources, who is managing these resources (disaggregat...

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66(PPB)

Strengthening the Scientific Basis of In-Situ Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity On-Farm: Nepal

Landraces are varieties developed by farmers over many generations of selection without applying formal plant breeding inputs. Farmers will continue to grow landraces as long as they derive benefits i...

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67(PPB)

Strengthening the Scientific Basis of In-Situ Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity On-Farm: Vietnam

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68(PPB)

Strengthening the Scientific Basis of In-Situ Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity On-Farm: Mexico

In order to get the objective on PPB and GA it was realized a diversity assessment in farmers field and with farmers in terms of performances and morphological variability where they participating in ...

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69(PPB)

Strengthening the Scientific Basis of In-Situ Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity On-Farm: Morocco

Testing the potential of local varieties of faba bean, durum wheat, and barley with different technological packages. Objective is to develop means for adding value to local varieties.Testing of seed ...

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70(PPB)

DED-Nepal Seed Dissemination

I was employed by DED and assigned to the District Agri. Development Office (DADO) with the objective of assisting a gtz project which envisions to minimalize transport of seed to remote areas. As it ...

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71(PPB)

Improving Livelihood Through Increased Ghaiya (upland rice) Production by Low-Resource Farmers in Nepal

We found very low vaietal diversity in ghaiya (upland) rice in Nepal. We are trying to develop farmer preferred high yielding ghaiya varieties for tar areas of Nepal.

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72(PPB)

Participatory Varietal Selection to Increase Wheat Production in South Asia

We conducted PVS where farmers assessed quantitatively 10-15 released varieties. Farmers chose the 'best variety' and provided feedback on the traits most important in the selected varieties. Small am...

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73(PPB)

Project to Support Low Income Families in the Semi-Arid Region of Sergipe ( PRO-SERTAO).

The small farmers involved in participatory breeding, pre-selected 3 varieties of manioc resistant to rot, obtaining a mean productivity of 32 tons/ha of roots.

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74(PPB)

Participatory Development for Evaluating a System of Low-Cost Yuca Production In-Vitro.

Identify a methodology for easy management and low cost production of yuca seed in-vitro by organizations of farmer producers.

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75(PPB)

Exploring the Potential for Crop Development and Biodiversity Enhancement: Fostering Synergy Between the Formal and the Farmers' Maize Seed Systems in China

We do on-station and in farmer field PPB experiments and other collaborative activities with participation of both farmers and scientists. We are trying to bring the best knowledge of farmers and that...

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76(PPB)

Generation of Commercial Varieties of Bush Bean with Genetic Resistance to Diseases.

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77(PPB)

Farmer-led Participatory Maize Breeding in the Middle Hills of Nepal

In a situation analysis study, it was found that, despite being a most important crop of the region, the productivity of maize is very low. In addition, it was also found that farmers have very poor a...

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78(PPB)

Participatory Research in Central America (IPCA)

The process has begun with the evaluation of F3 resulting from the improvement of native lines (bean=Concha Rosada variety and corn= Capulin variety) The variety and ideotype were defined, through pa...

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79(PPB)

Participatory Potato Improvement

We carried out a participatory appraisal (Sondeo Participativo) with the group of farmers to get information on the community, the main crops grown like potato, the varieties, cycles and seed manageme...

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80(PPB)

Hill Maize Research Project

Develop and disseminate improved maize germplasm and crop management practices to hill farmers of Nepal.

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81(PPB)

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