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020			_a978-979-1159-41-8
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090			_aCIS-6142
100	1		_aTiwari, T.P. _gSustainable Intensification Program _gGlobal Wheat Program _8INT3018 _9881
245	1	0	_aDo the new maize varieties benefit the poor more in Nepal?
260			_aMexico, DF (Mexico) : _bCIMMYT, _c2010.
520			_aNepal is divided by various social exclusions, including discriminations that are ethnic-, gender-, casteand class-based (eg, landlord-tenant relationships). Partly as a result of these inequalities, rich farmers have typically benefited more from interventions. The Hill Maize Research Project (HMRP) emphasizes partnership and participatory approaches and offers new maize varieties to more than 5000 farm families annually through partners to improve the food security of poor and marginalized families in the hilly areas of Nepal for whom maize is a staple food. Surveys were commissioned to measure the extent to which the new varieties have contributed to food security. A total of 230 households from seven locations across the mid-hills representing different socioeconomic, ethnic and gender divides were randomly surveyed to assess the changes in household food security. Use of new varieties either through participatory varietal selection (PVS) or community-based seed production (CBSP) has helped to increase production by more than 50% over existing local varieties (2.4 t ha-1). Farmers adopted new varieties with greater yield potential, and these gains were also extended to food-deficit households from disadvantaged groups. Yield advantages were more commonly reported by female- (59%) over male-headed hosueholds (45%); dalit (61%) and janajati (56%) over privileged households (51%); and poor (C category = 62%, B = 53%) over elite households (A = 40%)1. There was significant improvement in food security irrespective of gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic class distinctions. Women- and men-headed households shared the same benefit of food security increase (23%); dalit and janajati households had higher food availability at the household level over privileged castes; similarly, food-deficit (C, B) over food-surplus households (A). This is indicative of the contribution of a targeted approach that is more inclusive and thereby contradicts earlier findings that maize research and development efforts only benefit the richer households.
536			_aConservation Agriculture Program|Global Maize Program
546			_aText in English
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650		7	_aParticipatory varietal selection _2AGROVOC _927105
650		7	_aGender _2AGROVOC _91123
650		7	_aFood security _2AGROVOC _91118
650		7	_aLivelihoods _2AGROVOC _92558
700	1		_aOrtiz-Ferrara, G. _96742
700	1		_aGurung, D.B. _924784
700	1		_aDhakal, R. _928065
700	1		_aHamal, B. _924855
700	1		_aBhandari, D.B. _91482
700	1		_aPoudel, U. _928089
700	1		_aRoka, B. _928091
700	1		_aKarki, D. _928092
711	2		_96553 _aAsian Regional Maize Workshop _n(10th : _dOctober 20-23, 2008 : _cMakassar, Indonesia)
773			_dMexico : CIMMYT, 2008. _gp. 612-616 _tAsian Regional Maize Workshop, 10. Maize for Asia - Emerging Trends and Technologies; Proceedings of The Asian Regional Maize Workshop; Makassar (Indonesia); 20-23 Oct. 2008 _wG94189 _z978-979-1159-41-8
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