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Project Title : Strengthening community based seed production and scaling-up of improved maize varieties in Gulmi and Palpa districts

Objectives : 

  • To expand and further strengthen community based seed production and marketing system among farmers and farmers’ groups,
  • Scaling-up of improved varieties through pvs and ird activities in wider scale in different vdcs of Gulmi and Palpa 

Major Activities :

  • Community based seed production and marketing 
  • Participatory variety selection (mother trials, baby trials) 
  • IRD distribution
  • Equipment support (seed bins)

Geographical Coverage :  Four VDCs of Gulmi (Darbar Devisthan, Simichaur, Arknale and Ruru) Kushumkhola VDC, Nayatola Palpa

Collaborators :  Resunga Sirjanshil Multipurpose Farmers Group, Darbar Devisthan, Gulmi·  Malika  Multipurpose Farmers Group, Simichaur, Gulmi·  District Agriculture Development Office, Gulmi 

Project Duration : January 2010 to December 2010

Funding Agencies : Hill Maize Research Project/CIMMYT-SARO

Project Team : Kamal Khadka, Balbhadra Poudel

 
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