TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - Contribution of decentralized participatory breeding to varietal innovation capability: Upland rice in Madagascar 
AU  - Fanilo Ny Aina Ramanitrinizaka
 
AU  - Kirsten vom Brocke
 
AU  - Lolona Ramamonjisoa
 
AU  - Landiarimisa Ramanankaja
 
AU  - Alain Ramanantsoanirina
 
AU  - Ludovic Temple 
AB  - In the context of tropical agriculture, the low uptake of new varieties proposed by agricultural research pushes forward the need to implement decentralized participatory breeding (DPB) programs. However, the performance of these programs remains poorly documented. We pose the hypothesis that this is linked to the generation of different resources when activating collective innovation abilities. This test is methodologically informed by a survey in the framework of a DPB program on upland rice in the Central Highlands of Madagascar, in the Vakinakaratra region. The results reveal changes in production systems linked to participation in the DPB program (use of other types of fertilization, application of squared sowing techniques to make weeding easier) and the reuse of newly tested varieties. The results also confirm the strengthening of social interactions through the creation of a farmers’ organization. Finally, they characterize the main innovation capabilities, which have been strengthened – in particular those that lead one to understand the complexity of systems and that teach us how to act collectively. 
DO  - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2023.1010 
JF  - Technology and Innovation 
KW  - co-learning, Upland rice, participatory breeding, capacity building, Madagascar, Riziculture pluviale, sélection participative, co-apprentissage, capacités à innover, Madagascar,  
L1  - http://openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_techinn23v8n4_6.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2023/09/13 
SN  - 2399-8571 
TT  - Contribution de la sélection participative décentralisée à la capacité d’innovation variétale : cas du riz pluvial à Madagascar 
UR  - http://openscience.fr/Contribution-of-decentralized-participatory-breeding-to-varietal-innovation 
IS  - Issue 4 
VL  - 8 
ER  -