Participatory Approaches for Varietal Improvement, Itas Significances and Challenges in Ethiopia and Some Other Countries: A Review

Yasin Goa
Yasin Goa * §
Contact
§ Areka Agricultural Research Center

Send Message

To: Author

Participatory Approaches for Varietal Improvement, Itas Significances and Challenges in Ethiopia and Some Other Countries: A Review

Article Fingerprint

ReserarchID

Q3QLQ

Participatory Approaches for Varietal Improvement, Itas Significances and Challenges in Ethiopia and Some Other Countries: A Review Banner

Key Research Insights

Synthesized scholarly intelligence & interactive research assistant
Access Review Comments
  • English
  • Afrikaans
  • Albanian
  • Amharic
  • Arabic
  • Armenian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Basque
  • Belarusian
  • Bengali
  • Bosnian
  • Bulgarian
  • Catalan
  • Cebuano
  • Chichewa
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • Corsican
  • Croatian
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Esperanto
  • Estonian
  • Filipino
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Frisian
  • Galician
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Greek
  • Gujarati
  • Haitian Creole
  • Hausa
  • Hawaiian
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Hmong
  • Hungarian
  • Icelandic
  • Igbo
  • Indonesian
  • Irish
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Javanese
  • Kannada
  • Kazakh
  • Khmer
  • Korean
  • Kurdish (Kurmanji)
  • Kyrgyz
  • Lao
  • Latin
  • Latvian
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourgish
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malay
  • Malayalam
  • Maltese
  • Maori
  • Marathi
  • Mongolian
  • Myanmar (Burmese)
  • Nepali
  • Norwegian
  • Pashto
  • Persian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Punjabi
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Samoan
  • Scots Gaelic
  • Serbian
  • Sesotho
  • Shona
  • Sindhi
  • Sinhala
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Somali
  • Spanish
  • Sundanese
  • Swahili
  • Swedish
  • Tajik
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Thai
  • Turkish
  • Ukrainian
  • Urdu
  • Uzbek
  • Vietnamese
  • Welsh
  • Xhosa
  • Yiddish
  • Yoruba
  • Zulu
Reading Preferences
Font Size
Line Spacing
Background

Abstract

Participatory approaches such as participatory plant breeding (PPB) and participatory varietal selection (PVS) have become a motivating force for agricultural research and rural development. These approaches have been developed over the past decades as an alternative to centralised breeding methods designed to better incorporate the perspective of end users into the varietal development process to efficiently address the desires of the farmers for increasing food security and improving livelihoods of farmers, especially in resource poor areas. In search of this concept, this review paper discusses the concepts, advantages, experiences, impact and challenges in these participatory approaches stressing the existing evidence of success by various authorities from different countries. In PPB, farmers are actively involved in the breeding process, from setting goals to selecting variable, early generation material. In PVS, farmers are given a wide range of new cultivars to test for themselves in their own fields.

References

66 Cites in Article
  1. Addisu Getahun,Mulgeta Atnaf,Seltene Abady,Tizazu Degu,Zinaw Dilnesaw (2016). Evaluation of Newly Released Soybean Varieties (Glycine max.) under Smallholder Farmers’ Condition in Western Ethiopia.
  2. C Almekinders,A Elings (2001). Collaboration of farmers and breeders: Participatory crop improvement in perspective.
  3. G Atlin,T Paris,B Linquest,S Phengchang,K Chongyikangutor,A Singh,V Singh,J Dwibedi,S Pandey,P Cenas,M Laza,P Sinha,N Mandal,Suwarno (2002). Integrating conventional and participatory crop improvement in rain fed rice. In breeding rain fed rice for droughtprone environments: integrating conventional and participatory plant breeding in south and south-east Asia.
  4. J Witcombe,L Parr,G Atlin (2002). Proc. of DFID Pl. Sci. Res. Prog/IRRI Conference.
  5. Asaye Demelash,L,Tadesse Desalegn,Getachew Alemayehu (2014). Participatory varietal selection of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes at Marwold Kebele,Womberma Woreda, West Gojam, Ethiopia.
  6. Zewdu Abawa,Alemayehu Nigatu,Abay Misganaw (2004). ISO 15189 Laboratory Accreditation Utilization Rate and Challenges Among Accredited Laboratories in Ethiopia, 2021.
  7. J Ashby (2009). The impact of participatory plant breeding.
  8. J Ashby (2009). The impact of participatory plant breeding.
  9. J Ashby,L Sperling (1995). Institutionalizing participatory, client-driven research and technology development in agriculture.
  10. M Bellon (2002). Analysis of the Demand for Crop Characteristics by Wealth and Gender: A Case Study from Oaxaca, Mexico.
  11. (2006). Improving Rural Livelihoods: CIAT's Medium-term Plan 2007-2009.
  12. S Ceccarelli,S Grando (2007). Decentralized participatory plant breeding: an example of demand driven research.
  13. S Ceccarelli,S Grando,E Bailey,A Amri,M El-Felah,F Nassif,S Rezgui,A Yahyaoui (1985). Farmer participation in barley breeding in Syria, Morocco and Tunisia.
  14. R Chambers,A Pacey,L Thrupp (1989). Farmers first: Farmer innovation and agricultural research.
  15. W Dorman (2003). Participation: The new tyranny?, edited by Bill Cooke and Uma Kothari. London: Zed Books, 2001. 207 pp. £14.95 paperback. ISBN 1‐85649‐794‐1.
  16. T Daniel,G Zenebe,A Asrat (2014). Participatory on Farm Evaluation of Improved Maize Varieties in Chilga District of North Western Ethiopia.
  17. H De Groote,M Siambi,D Friesen,A Diallo (2002). Identifying farmers' preferences for new maize varieties in eastern Africa.
  18. D Pandit,M Baksh,M Sufian,M Harun-Ur-Rashid,And Islam (2007). Impacts of participatory variety selection in wheat on agroeconomic Changes of wheat farmers in Bangladesh.
  19. P Dorward,P Craufurd,K Marfo,W Dogbe,R Bam (2007). Improving participatory varietal selection processes: participatory varietal selection and the role of informal seed diffusion mechanisms for upland rice in Ghana.
  20. Fao (2006). Farmer field schools on land and water management in Africa.
  21. Fekadu Gurmu (2007). Participatory Varietal Selection of Haricot Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties in Umbullo Wacho and Beresa Watersheds in the Southern Region. In: Operational Research and Capacity Building for Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods.
  22. G Fekadu (2013). Traditional Husbandry Practices and Selection Criteria of Goats in Selected Districts of Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
  23. Abel Desta,Worku Tadesse,Wubshet Mulusem (2023). Linking aspects of human capital management, employee engagement, perceived organizational support, and selfreported employee job performance.
  24. S Gyawali,K Joshi,J Witcombe (2002). Participatory plant breeding in rice in low-altitude production systems in Nepal.
  25. S Gyawali,S Sunwar,M Subedi (2007). Collaborative breeding with farmers can be effective.
  26. M Halewood,P Deupmann,B Sthapit,R Vernooy,S Ceccarelli (2007). Participatory plant breeding to promote Farmers' Rights.
  27. A Joshi,J Witcombe (1996). Farmer Participatory Crop Improvement. II. Participatory Varietal Selection, a Case Study in India.
  28. K Joshi,M Subedi,R Rana,K Kadayat,B Sthapit (1997). Enhancing on farm varietal diversity through participatory varietal selection: a case study for chaite rice in Nepal.
  29. John Witcombe (1996). Participatory Approaches to Plant Breeding and Selection.
  30. Kirsten Vom Brocke,Gilles Trouche,Eva Weltzien,Clarisse Barro-Kondombo,Eric Gozé,Jacques Chantereau (2010). Participatory variety development for sorghum in Burkina Faso: Farmers’ selection and farmers’ criteria.
  31. N Lilja,O Erenstein (2002). Participatory Research and Gender Analysis.
  32. N Lilja,J Ashby (1999). Types of participatory research based on locus of decision making.
  33. M Misiko (2007). Fertile Ground? Soil Fertility Management and the African Smallholder.
  34. M Misiko (2009). Collective experimentation: lessons from the field.
  35. Michael Misiko (2010). “Opting Out”: A Case Study of Smallholder Rejection of Research in Western Kenya.
  36. Michael Morris,Mauricio Bellon (2004). Participatory plant breeding research: Opportunities and challenges for the international crop improvement system.
  37. D Narayan (1993). Fiduciary Systems Assessment : Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program.
  38. S Olaoye,S Ajala,Adedeji (2009). Participatory selection of a maize (Zea mays L.) variety for the control of stem borers in a southeastern Nigeria location.
  39. G Ortiz-Ferrara,A Joshi,R Chand,M Bhatta,A Mudwari,D Thapa,M Sufian,T Saikia,R Chatrath,J Witcombe,D Virk,R Sharma (2007). Partnering with farmers to accelerate adoption of new technologies in South Asia to improve wheat productivity.
  40. G Ortiz-Ferrara,A Joshi,R Chand,M Bhatta,A Mudwari (2007). Partnering with farmers to accelerate adoption of new technologies in South Asia to improve wheat productivity.
  41. D Osiru,E Balyejusa-Kizito,J Bisikwa,Y Baguma,L Turyagyenda (2010). Participatory selection and development of drought tolerant cassava varieties for farmers in marginal areas.
  42. S Pandey,S Rajatasereekul (1999). Economics of plant breeding: the value of shorter breeding cycles for rice in Northeast Thailand.
  43. Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano (2011). The Use of Participatory Methodologies to Increase Women Farmers' Access to Productive Resources.
  44. Stiefel Pearse,Nazneen Kanji,Laura Greenwood (1979). Conferences as Sites of Learning and Development.
  45. Sangay Tshewang,Mahesh Ghimiray (2010). Unknown Title.
  46. M Smith,E Weltzien (2000). 4. Plant Breeding and Genetic Diversity.
  47. L Sperling,J Ashby,M Smith,E Weltzien,S Mcguire (2001). A framework for analyzing participatory plant breeding approaches and results.
  48. L Sperling,M Loevinsohn,B Ntabomvura (1993). Rethinking the farmer's role in plant breeding: local bean experts and on-station selection in Rwanda.
  49. S Snapp,D Rohrbach,F Simtowe,H Freeman (2002). Sustainable soil management options for Malawi: Can small holder farmers grow more legumes?.
  50. B Sthapit,K Joshi,J Witcombe (1996). Farmer Participatory Crop Improvement. III. Participatory Plant Breeding, a Case Study for Rice in Nepal.
  51. Tafere Mulualem,Tadesse Dessalegn,Yigzaw Dessalegn (2012). Effect of Plant Density on Yield Components and Yield of Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.) Varieties at Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia.
  52. D Thapa,R Sharma,A Mudwari,G Ortiz-Ferrara,S Sharma,R Basnet,J Witcombe,J Van Asten,S Kaaria,A Fermont,R Delve (2008). Challenges and lessons when using farmer knowledge in agricultural research and development projects in Africa.
  53. (2003). Participation in Public Expenditure Systems : Participation in Public Expenditure Systems.
  54. J Werner (1993). Participatory Development of Agricultural Innovations: Procedures and Methods of On-farm Research.
  55. D Virk,K Joshi (2009). Identifying superior wheat cultivars in participatory research on resource poor farms.
  56. Thelma Paris,Abha Singh,Amelia Cueno,V Singh (2007). ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH IN RICE BREEDING ON WOMEN FARMERS: A CASE STUDY IN EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA.
  57. E Weltzien,M Smith,L Meitzner,L Sperling (2003). Technical and institutional issues in participatory plant breeding-From the perspective of formal plant breeding. A global analysis of issues, results, and current experience.
  58. J Witcombe,K Joshi,S Gyawali,A Musa,C Johansen,D Virk,B Sthapit (2005). PARTICIPATORY PLANT BREEDING IS BETTER DESCRIBED AS HIGHLY CLIENT-ORIENTED PLANT BREEDING. I. FOUR INDICATORS OF CLIENT-ORIENTATION IN PLANT BREEDING.
  59. J Witcombe,A Joshi,S Goyal (2003). Participatory plant breeding in maize: A case study from Gujarat, India.
  60. John Witcombe,John Farrington,Daljit Virk (1998). Seeds of Choice.
  61. J Witcombe (1999). Do farmer participatory methods apply more to high potential areas than to marginal ones?.
  62. J Witcombe,A Joshi,K Joshi,B Sthapit (1996). Farmer participatory crop improvement. I. Varietal selection and breeding methods and their impact on biodiversity.
  63. (2007). World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for development.
  64. D Virk (1998). 6. The Regulatory Framework for Varietal Testing and Release in India.
  65. R Yadaw,S Khatiwada,B Chandhary,N Adhikari,B Baniya,A Mudwari,B Tripathi (2006). Participatory varietal selection (PVS) of rice varieties for rainfed conditions.
  66. Yazie Chanie (2015). Review of Participatory Agricultural Research Approach and its Importance in Ethiopia.
Show All References
Download References

Funding

No external funding was declared for this work.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethical Approval

No ethics committee approval was required for this article type.

Data Availability

Not applicable for this article.

How to Cite This Article

Yasin Goa. 2017. "Participatory Approaches for Varietal Improvement, Itas Significances and Challenges in Ethiopia and Some Other Countries: A Review". Global Journal of Science Frontier Research - D: Agriculture & Veterinary GJSFR-D Volume 17 (GJSFR Volume 17 Issue D1).

More Citation Formats

Download Citation

  • Open Access
  • CC-BY-ND-NC 4.0
Download Article
Access OJS
Journal Specifications

Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJSFR

Print ISSN 0975-5896

e-ISSN 2249-4626

Keywords
Not Found
Classification
GJSFR-D Classification FOR Code: 309999
  • Submission ReceivedDecember 31, 2016
  • Peer Review Double Blind
    Handling Editor
  • Accepted January 28, 2017
  • Published February 12, 2017
Version of record

v1.2

Issue date
February 25, 2017

Language
English
Order Article Reprint
Experiance in AR

Explore published articles in an immersive Augmented Reality environment. Our platform converts research papers into interactive 3D books, allowing readers to view and interact with content using AR and VR compatible devices.

View in VR
Read in 3D

Your published article is automatically converted into a realistic 3D book. Flip through pages and read research papers in a more engaging and interactive format.

View in 3D
Article Matrices
Total Views: 1.3K
Total Downloads: 99
All Trends

Request Access

Please fill out the form below to request access to this research paper. Your request will be reviewed by the editorial or author team.
X

This is the heading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

High-quality academic research articles on global topics and journals.

Participatory Approaches for Varietal Improvement, Itas Significances and Challenges in Ethiopia and Some Other Countries: A Review

Yasin Goa
Yasin Goa Areka Agricultural Research Center
  • Submission ReceivedDecember 31, 2016
  • Peer Review Double Blind
    Handling Editor
  • Accepted January 28, 2017
  • Published February 12, 2017