Participatory plant breeding

Participatory plant breeding (PPB) is the systematic and regular involvement of farmers as decision-makers in all stages of a plant breeding program. PPB falls within a spectrum of approaches that ranges from traditional plant breeding by farmers, with no involvement of scientists, to conventional plant breeding by scientists with no involvement of farmers.

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Main Author: CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52280
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Summary:Participatory plant breeding (PPB) is the systematic and regular involvement of farmers as decision-makers in all stages of a plant breeding program. PPB falls within a spectrum of approaches that ranges from traditional plant breeding by farmers, with no involvement of scientists, to conventional plant breeding by scientists with no involvement of farmers.