From genes to farmers’ fields: enhancing and stabilizing productivity of rice in submergence prone environments
Description:
Farmers adopt submergence-tolerant rice cultivars and suitable management practices in ecosystems where plants are inundated for up to 2 weeks by flash floods
Executive Institute:
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Details of International Rice Research Institute
Contract period:
01. 01. 2004 - 31. 12. 2006
Project budget:
700,000 €
Participating Institutions:
- Institute for Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics (UH-350) Details of UH-350
Funding Programme:
- BMZ - BEAF Project funding Details of BMZ - BEAF Project funding
Subject:
- Agricultural Engineering Plant Production
Purpose of research:
Applied research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Details of (BMZ)
Project Management Agency:
- Advisory Service on Agricultural Research for Development (BEAF - GIZ) Details of BEAF - GIZ