Time Frame
2003-2005
(proposed) Goal
and objectives
The
goal of the project is to safeguard food security, alleviate rural poverty and conserve water resources. The project's purpose is to develop sustainable aerobic rice systems and facilitate their adoption by farmers in water-scarce environments in Asia. Specific objectives are:
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Develop tropical and temperate aerobic rice varieties with high yield potential. |
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Develop crop-, nutrient-, water-, and weed-management practices that use natural resources sustainably and are environmentally benign. |
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Improve farmers' production systems by providing high-yielding, profitable options for environments with water shortages. |
Methodology
The
project has three components:
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Breeding and germplasm development of aerobic rice. |
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Field experimentation that focuses on the development of sustainable and integrated crop-, water-, nutrient- and weed-management practices. |
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Farmer participatory development where farmers, extensionists, local stakeholders, and scientists work together to evaluate germplasm and further develop, adapt and disseminate aerobic rice systems. |
The analysis and extrapolation of experimental results is supported by simulation modeling.
Project
location(s)
China:
North China Plain (Beijing, Kaifeng, Fengtai);
Philippines:
Central Luzon Partners
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