Participatory approaches: client-oriented breeding of rice for rainfed, medium and low-lands of Easter India
Poor farmers in marginal areas have benefited little from high yielding, "green revolution" varieties that have transformed the productivity of more favourable areas. In the states of northeastern India, farmers who cultivate upland rice on low-fertility, sloping soils continue to grow low yielding landraces that are susceptible to diseases and pests. More efficient plant breeding that is highly client oriented provided a rapid, cost effective solution to these problems by developing new upland rice varieties superior to the landraces.
Autor: UK Department For International Development (DFID)
Organización: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Año: 2020
País(es): India
Cobertura geográfica: Asia y el Pacífico
Tipo: Prácticas
Texto completo disponible en: https://teca.apps.fao.org/en/technologies/4440/
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English