Participatory research approaches rapidly improve household food security in Nepal and identify policy changes required for institutionalisation

Field Crops Research

Volumn 131, Issue , 2012, Pages 40-48

  Joshi, K D ^a   Devkota, K P ^b   Harris, D ^c,e   Khanal, N P ^d   Paudyal, B ^b   Sapkota, A ^d   Witcombe, J R ^c  

^a International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nepal   (Nepal)

^b Local Initiatives for Biodiversity   (Nepal)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Forum for Rural Welfare and Agriculture Reform for Development   (Nepal)

^e International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Adoption; Food security; Informal research and development (IRD); Participatory varietal selection (PVS); Policy change; Rice; Variety release

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FERTILIZER; FOOD SECURITY; GROWING SEASON; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PESTICIDE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH PROGRAM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RICE; SEASONALITY;

NEPAL; TARAI;

EID: 84859818490     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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