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Are farmers involved in the selection of new drought tolerant maize varieties?

April 26, 2017drought farmers involved maize selection Tolerant

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Are farmers involved in the selection of new drought tolerant maize varieties?

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Yes. National agricultural research institutes, often in collaboration with extension and NGOs, test new drought tolerant maize varieties with smallholder farmers under farmers’ own conditions. Farmer-preferred varieties go forward into seed production and become available on the market.