Crops, forest products, pest control
Vegetable crops
Research reports for "mustard"
Vegetable crops
Research reports for "mustard"
- Community-based seed production in Nepal
New community-based systems fill a big need for seed. Now, farmers can get seed of the varieties they prefer. Community networks find suitable new varieties, involve farmers in selection, and produce seed commercially. They are market-oriented, and cost-effective because they involve all stakeholders - farmer groups, government and non-government research and development organisations, seed traders and entrepreneurs. Community-based seed organisations dealing with rice, wheat, maize, kidney bean, chickpea, mungbean, lentil, field pea and oilseed rape already operate in Nepal, and are spreading to India and Bangladesh. They boost local seed markets, open possibilities for people to start seed-trading businesses, and offer farmers a ‘basket’ of their favourite crop varieties from which to choose. (Ref: PSP36)
Vegetable crops
