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Improved Livelihoods, Genetic Diversity and Farmer Participation: A Strategy for Rice Breeding in Rainfed Areas of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

D. M. Maurya ,
A. Bottrall  and
J. Farrington
D. M. Maurya
Affiliation:
Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India
A. Bottrall
Affiliation:
Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India
J. Farrington
Affiliation:
Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India
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Summary

The present structure of plant breeding and seed multiplication in India is highly centralized. Furthermore, only a small number of new varieties is officially released each year. The system therefore appears inappropriate for the requirements of the large proportion of Indian farmers located in risk-prone and highly diverse environments. An alternative strategy is described whose central feature is close matching of the characteristics of farmers' traditional rice varieties with those of advanced breeders' lines. A selection from these lines is then distributed in small quantities for on-farm trials managed by farmers themselves. If the success of these initial efforts is to be sustained, a more decentralized approach to breeding and multiplication will be necessary.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , July 1988 , pp. 311 - 320
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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