Impacts of DFID-funded participatory crop research in South Asia

Abstract

DFID-funded participatory crop research has given farmers in marginal areas a greater choice of varieties that perform well under local, low-input conditions. The research has been an outstanding success and for a wide range of important crops including rice, maize, chickpea and horsegram. We describe here the outputs of the rice improvement research.

Citation

Impacts of DFID-funded participatory crop research in South Asia

Published 1 January 2005