Report / Case study

Participatory plant breeding programs

author(s) Gonsalves, Julian Francis
from CGIAR - Research Programs and Platforms
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themes
regions
  • Western Asia
  • Asia
  • World
  • Northern Africa
  • Africa
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Southern Asia
citation

Gonsalves J. 2013. A new relevance and better prospects for wider uptake of social learning within
CGIAR. CCAFS Working Paper no. 37. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture
and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Abstract

PPBs are based on dynamic collaboration between plant breeding institutions and farmers and are designed to ensure that research is directly relevant to farmers’ needs. As most of the programs take place in farmers’ fields, PPB programs can maintain and enhance agricultural biodiversity much more effectively than conventional breeding programs. ICARDA’s PPB programs are implemented in more than 50 villages in six countries (Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Jordan, Syria and Iran).

A PPBs program in Iran led to the remarkable 'rediscovery' of a drought-tolerant wheat variety once thought to be long gone.

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