Synergies at the interface of farmer–scientist partnerships: agricultural innovation through participatory research and plant breeding in Honduras
Summary. Participatory plant breeding in Honduras, involving farmer researchers, plant breeders, and NGOs, successfully developed new bean varieties with very high adoption rates among poor farmers. This farmer-scientist collaboration produced synergies that improved food security and addressed agricultural diversity better than conventional breeding alone. Long-term donor support and seed regulatory systems enabling small seed enterprises proved essential for sustaining farmer engagement in research.
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Humphries, S., Rosas, J. C., Gómez, M., Jiménez, J., Sierra, F., Gallardo, O., Ávila, C. F. D., & Barahona, M.. (2015). Synergies at the interface of farmer–scientist partnerships: agricultural innovation through participatory research and plant breeding in Honduras. Agriculture & Food Security. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-015-0046-0
Humphries, Sally, et al. “Synergies at the interface of farmer–scientist partnerships: agricultural innovation through participatory research and plant breeding in Honduras.” Agriculture & Food Security, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-015-0046-0.
Humphries, Sally, Juan Carlos Rosas, Marvin Gómez, José Jiménez, Fredy Sierra, Omar Gallardo, Carlos Federico Domínguez Ávila, and Mérida Barahona. 2015. “Synergies at the interface of farmer–scientist partnerships: agricultural innovation through participatory research and plant breeding in Honduras.” Agriculture & Food Security. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-015-0046-0.
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title = {Synergies at the interface of farmer–scientist partnerships: agricultural innovation through participatory research and plant breeding in Honduras},
author = {Sally Humphries and Juan Carlos Rosas and Marvin Gómez and José Jiménez and Fredy Sierra and Omar Gallardo and Carlos Federico Domínguez Ávila and Mérida Barahona},
journal = {Agriculture & Food Security},
year = {2015},
doi = {10.1186/s40066-015-0046-0},
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- DOI
- 10.1186/s40066-015-0046-0
- Countries
- Honduras
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- Central America
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- agtech, food-systems, innovation-networks
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