This paper reviews and discusses how studies on (i) on-farm diversity assessment,(ii)
access to diversity and information,(iii) extent of use of available materials and information …

Farmer participatory approaches for the identification or breeding of improved crop cultivars
can be usefully categorized into participatory varietal selection (PVS) and participatory plant …

This book combines comprehensive empirical insights into NGOs' work in agriculture with
wider considerations of their relations with the state and their contribution to democratic …

The genetic diversity of traditional varieties of crops is the most economically valuable part of
global biodiversity and is of paramount importance for future world crop production. The …

R ecently there has been increasing attention to the impor-tance of biodiversity in agri-
culture (NRC 1993), especially for ecological sustainability (NRC 1992, Pimentel et al …

Organic and low-input farmers often plant seed varieties that have been selected under
conventional practices, traditionally including high inputs of artificial fertilizers, crop …

The Green Revolution was launched in 1960 in Zimbabwe, five years before it got underway
in India. Since Zimbabwe's Green Revolution was spearheaded by white commercial …

Seeds are a basic input for all crop production. Good seed is crucial for the global food and
nutrition security, for rural development and farmers' livelihoods and for all green value …

This presents twenty specially commissioned case studies of farmer participatory
approaches to agricultural innovation initiated by NGOs in Asia. Beginning with a broad …

Seed is basic to crop production. Next to its importance in production, food security and rural
development, seed is a key element in many debates about technology development and …