On-Farm

 

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Outputs specified in the original project  document

Output 2b - Identification of priority crops and regions for in situ conservation

Output 3g - Information bases, for farmer-use, on the characteristics and value of local varieties

Output 3a - Decentralised breeding and selection techniques that enhance or maintain on-farm genetic diversity

Output 3b - Improved local cultivars combining substantial genetic diversity with enhanced performance

Output 1f - Recommendations for national economic and agricultural policy to aid the maintenance of on-farm diversity

Some outputs not specified in the original project document but currently planned or in progress

Market development for the maintenance of on-farm diversity (better processing, marketing, consumer awareness)

Improved access of materials to farmers through seed networks, community genebanks and diversity fairs and farmer information databases

Integration of locally adapted crop varieties and farmer preferences into national and local development and extension projects

Curriculum development in the formal sector (primary school, secondary school, extension workers, university)

Identifying farming system practices where the use of local crop resources improves ecosystem health

Public awareness at all levels on the importance of diversity maintained by farmers for present and future agricultural development

Identification of limiting factors to the maintenance of local crop diversity on farm

Identification of farmers and communities to be linked into the national PGR system

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In Situ Conservation