Water productivity improvement of cereals and foods legumes in the Atbara Basin of Eritrea | Land Portal

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Date of publication: 
October 2010
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handle:10568/3772
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The project ‘Water Productivity Improvement of Cereals and Food Legumes in the Atbara Basin of Eritrea’ is an example of organization and implementation of farmers’ participatory research, conducted utilizing the available indigenous knowledge while empowering farming communities. Farmers have been partners in technology development with extension and research, with full decision-making power in planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.

The project produced, in partnership with farmers, new varieties of cereals and food legumes which have proven farmer acceptability; established seed systems which supply farmers with quality seed in a sustainable manner; enhanced farmers’ skills in participatory research and in community based seed production; strengthened the capacity of National Institutions to carry out participatory research and technology transfer, and strengthened linkages between research, seed, and extension departments by working together in cooperation with farmers and farmers’ communities.

Working conditions, during the course of the project were not always easy and became challenging towards the end of the project, but to work with farmers and learn from them has been an extremely rewarding experience.

Authors and Publishers

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Ghebretatios, I.
Amlesom, S.
Maatougui, M.H. el
Niane, A.A.
Mustafa, Y.
Sarker, A.
Abdalla, O.
Berhane, T.
Abraha, N.
Tsegay, S.
Isaac, T.
Tesfamichael, E.
Hailemichael, S.
Semere, M.
Tafere, T.
Araia, W.
Mesfin, S.
Ghebresselassie, T.
Haile, A.
Ceccarelli, Salvatore
Grando, Stefania

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CGIAR (CGIAR)

CGIAR is the only worldwide partnership addressing agricultural research for development, whose work contributes to the global effort to tackle poverty, hunger and major nutrition imbalances, and environmental degradation.


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CGIAR (CGIAR)

CGIAR is the only worldwide partnership addressing agricultural research for development, whose work contributes to the global effort to tackle poverty, hunger and major nutrition imbalances, and environmental degradation.


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