The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), therefore, started a breeding program in East Africa where farmers are engaged much earlier in the selection process, leading to the evaluation of entries by many people in several locations. The approach requires a more systematic and quantitative methodology than the classical participatory approach, where farmers are only asked to evaluate varieties at the very last stages.
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Tags: CIMMTY, East Africa, farmers, maize varieties
