This FAC Working Paper is part of the first phase of a collaborative research project of […]
The national co-ordinating agency for agricultural research in India, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), […]
This project was set up to follow-on from previous projects in West Africa. The main aims […]
In this chapter we analyse the role of NGOs in the identification of cultivars for farmers […]
This chapter considers the development of a regulatory framework for variety testing, release and dissemination of […]
Farmer-saved and farmer-traded seed (i.e. the informal seed sector) is, and for the foreseeable future will […]
How quickly cultivars are replaced indicates how effectively the seeds of new cultivars are supplied and […]
The project completed the validation of a system whereby farmers were provided with knowledge of how […]
Most of the planned activities were initiated in the July-September quarter of the 2008 work plan. […]
Selenium (Se) is essential for humans and animals but is not considered to be essential for […]
This scoping study assesses the opportunities and constraints for future economic development of sustainable vegetable seed […]
Changes in seed dry weight, moisture content and germinability of three japonica cultivars of rice during […]
This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
This chapter comprises sections entitled: Characteristics of agriculture in Gujarat, Varietal identification and release system, The […]
This chapter explains the procedures for varietal testing and state release in Rajasthan. Techniques for the […]
This chapter begins with a description of the environmental and agricultural conditions in Madhya Pradesh. The […]
The objective of this rice seed production manual is, therefore, to contribute to improving the capacity […]
The overall aim of the project described in this Final Technical report was to promote a […]
The project aimed to establish a sustainable system of farmer led seed potato production for improved […]
Farmers throughout Uganda are using new disease-resistant groundnut varieties—validated in on-farm trials—to overcome a rosette disease, […]
Increasing productivity and production of rice is a major challenge facing the government of Ghana which […]
The chapter describes activities conducted up to 1996. Since then, networking has extended to more organisations. […]
1. The goal of this DFID-funded project was to improve rural livelihoods through accelerated adoption of […]
Decentralisation in seed production and distribution can lead to the availability of good quality seed to […]
This DfID-funded project was implemented by scientists from CABI-Europe and CIMMYT South Asia, in collaboration with […]
Improved dual-purpose food-feed crops have potential to raise income and improve the lives of smallholder farmers […]