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| Zundel, C.; Musyoka, M.; Baruah, R.; Kilcher, L.; Muriuki, A.; Vanlauwe, B.; Chabi-Olaye, A.; Mucheru, M.; Mäder, P.. |
| Organic agriculture is more and more perceived as a promising approach to increase food security in developing countries. However, only few attempts have been made so far to assess agronomic and economic performance of organic agriculture in these^regions in a systematic way. This article reports the first year’s results of two long-term farming systems comparison field trials in Kenya and India. In sub-humid Central Kenya, on a high potential site in Meru South District (Chuka), there were no differences between yields of conventional and organic systems for the first maize and brassica crops. In contrast, organic yields were 14 to 60% lower than conventional yields on a trial site in a medium potential zone in Maragua District (Thika). It is assumed... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food quality and human health Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/14308/1/Zundel_14308.pdf |
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| Baruah, R.; Messmer, M.; Forster, D.; Verma, R.; Patil, S. S.. |
| - General high interest of farmers to participate in on-station and on-farm testing of cotton varietal lines and hybrids - On-station mother trials are managed by the researchers, while on-farm baby trials are managed by the farmer - A network of interested farmers need to be established, who are regularly trained in on-farm research and supported by extension agents - Farmers, researchers and extension agents together monitor the on-station and on-farm trials and evaluate cotton varieties and hybrids - However, the extension agents and farmers need to be introduced into plant breeding by the researcher to support and profit from decentralized participatory breeding efforts |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation India. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/26563/1/bioReFiBL_WCRC2011_20111109b_DF.pdf |
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| Roner, T.; Messmer, M. M.; Finckh, M.; Forster, D.; Verma, R.; Baruah, R.; Patil, S. S.. |
| Up to 80% of world’s organic cotton is produced in India. However, involved producers are facing increased difficulties to find suitable cultivars. Few hybrids selected for high input farming and genetically-modified (GM) cotton, which is explicitly excluded in organic farming, are presently dominating the Indian seed market. In addition farmers have lost their traditional knowledge on seed production and hybrid seed needs to be purchased each season. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation India. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21943/1/Roner-etal-2012-proceedingstropentag2012-p248.pdf |
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