Project activities: (1) Training farmers (farmer field school) in FFS methodologies in management of PGR and improving rice varieties; (2) Breeding varieties through participatory plant breeding (PPB) and through selection in breeding populations obtained from plant breeding institutions; (3) Through participatory variety selection (PVS), testing on-farm potential new varieties adapted to local conditions; (4) Rehabilitating through selection varieties (both local and improved) which through mixing and/or poor seed production practices had deteriorated; (5) Seed production of selected new varieties or rehabilitated varieties for distribution within communities. Major target groups: IPM farmers and plant protection staff
