Rethinking the farmer's role in plant breeding : local bean experts and on-station selection in Rwanda

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dc.creatorSperling, L.
dc.creatorLoevinsohn, ME
dc.creatorNtabomvuras, B
dc.date1993-10
dc.date2014-10-02T08:33:10Z
dc.date2014-10-02T08:33:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:31:40Z
dc.descriptionVarietal selection is particularly difficult for very heterogeneous environments where farmers have a range of preferences. To address these issues in Rwanda, local bean experts, generally women, are invited to the research station to assess cultivars and to select those they prefer for their plots. Farmers use observed yield as only one of several criteria to predict varietal performance in their more stressed home environments. The varieties they choose are often higher yielding on-farm and are retained longer by farmers than those selected by the breeders. The results of early farmer involvement also compare favourably with those of the standard breeding programme in terms of enhanced genetic diversity and reduced research costs. There are few pre-conditions for developing such a client-driven breeding programme.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/44055
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/80777
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.subjectphaseolus vulgaris
dc.subjectvarieties
dc.subjectplant breeding
dc.subjectvariety trials
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjecton-farm research
dc.subjectvariedades
dc.subjectfitomejoramiento
dc.subjectensayos de variedades
dc.subjectagricultores
dc.subjectinvestigación en campo
dc.titleRethinking the farmer's role in plant breeding : local bean experts and on-station selection in Rwanda
dc.typeJournal Article

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