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Designing farmer-participatory varietal selection in legumes

author(s) Nigam, S N
from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
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Nigam, S N (2009) Designing farmer-participatory varietal selection in legumes. In: National Symposium on Legumes for Ecological Sustainability: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities, 3-5 Nov 2007, Kanpur, India
Designing farmer-participatory varietal selection in legumes

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Farmer-partiCipatory approach in agricultural research and development is gaining increas'ing popularity among researchers, policy makers and develqpment investors. Besides complementing on-station research, it provides an alternate channel to researchers to allow them to reach farmers qUickly with greater acceptance of technological innovations among the farming communities. The farmer-participatory approach ensures that technological innovations are compatible with local agroecological conditions and socio-economic and cultural profiles of the farmers. -Researchers, need to follow ce

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