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Farmer participatory research in cassava soil management and varietal dissemination in China

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Zhang, Weite

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  • China
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Zhang, Weite; Lin, Xiong; Li, Kaimian; Huang, Jie. 1998. Farmer participatory research in cassava soil management and varietal dissemination in China . In: Howeler, Reinhardt H. (ed.). Regional Workshop Cassava Breeding, Agronomy and Farmer Participatory Research in Asia (5, 1996, Hainan, China). Cassava breeding, agronomy and farmer participatory research in Asia: Proceedings . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Regional Cassava Program for Asia, Bangkok, TH. p. 389-411.

This paper mainly describes the objectives of the FPR project, the results of the RRA that was conducted in Hainan and the demonstration plots at CATAS, as well as the demonstration and FPR trials at the pilot sites (especially in Kongba village of Baisha county). The major existing problems and suggestions to improve the FPR trials in the future are also presented.