Participatory plant breeding in diverse production environments and institutional settings: Experience of a nepalese NGO

Subedi, A.; Joshi, Krishna D.; Rana, Ram B.; Subedi, Madu. 2001. Participatory plant breeding in diverse production environments and institutional settings: Experience of a nepalese NGO. In: An exchange of experiences from South and South East Asia: Proceedings of the international symposium on Participatory plant breeding and participatory plant genetic resources enhancement, Pokhara, Nepal, 1-5 May 2000. Cali: CGIAR Program for Participatory Research and Gender Analysis: 75-86.

This paper provides an overview of participatory plant-breeding (PPB) programs implemented by LI-BIRD in different environments and institutional settings in an attempt to address various breeding goals, such as productivity increase, research efficiency, biodiversity enhancement and on-farm conservation, users' needs, capacity building, and policy changes. It draws lessons from these experiences and raises some concerns about strengthening PPB in the future.