Participatory plant breeding achievements evaluated by involved farmers
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Abstract
restrictions in Cuba, as a result of a financial deficit, enabled
an alternative and complementary plant breeding strategy to
the conventional and centralized one. This important way
called Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB), as forming part of
the local agriculture innovation, started in 2000 and eight years
after being implemented, even farmers joining these ideas have
evaluated its impact. PPB achievements were assessed
regarding farm production, family infrastructure and home
welfare, training/competitions, social capital/empowerment and
farmer´s participation in local innovation processes. Farmers
from Pinar del Rio, Havana, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara and Holguín
met together and classified development in every aspect by
means of a gradation scale, besides evaluating the existing
situation prior to the project and the current situation. At the
end, everyone recognized a high impact on several aspects
related to farm production, family welfare as well as a high and
competent knowledge was achieved in different agrarian
aspects; on the other hand, a significant farmer´s empowerment
was also evident and a greater farmer and his family´s selfesteem.
Finally, the effect of this breeding strategy was
observed in local innovation.
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