scholarly journals Establishment and Current Status of Community Seed-Banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Wubeshet Teshome ◽  
Nesru Temam
Keyword(s):  
Executive Committee ◽  
Seed Banks ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Seed Selection ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Crop Type ◽  
Crop Conservation ◽  
District Administration ◽  
Conservation And Management ◽  
Trade Office

Farmers were organized and trained on crop conservation and management, seed selection. Farmers were organized by District Cooperative office with collaboration to EBI for legal entities The key supporter of CSB is District Agricultural office, District Administration office, District youth and women office, District trade office, District land administration office university, NGO and district cooperative office. The members of executive committee are elected every three year by members. Twenty four CSBs have been established, and crop conservation associations are organized and 6 CSBs were under establishment. Twenty one crop type were conserved.

scholarly journals Indigenous Seeds, Seed Selection and Seed Bank for Sustainable Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Bal Krishna Joshi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Bank ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Seed Banks ◽  
Disruptive Selection ◽  
Correlated Response ◽  
Mass Selection ◽  
Stabilizing Selection ◽  
Seed Selection ◽  
Pure Lines

Indigenous seeds are grown by the farmers over the years with a strong influence from local natural factors. Such seeds have a higher level of intrapopulation variations and the capacity of buffering the adverse factors. Understanding indigenous seeds along with their diversity are useful to diversify their uses, to assess conservation status, to know the factors making farming areas red zone, and to improve their performance. Selection is the simplest and most common method for the improvement of crop varieties. The variation must be created and maintained to impose selection. Different types of selection can be considered depending on the mode of reproduction of crops. Response to selection and correlated response are estimated to make the selection process more effective. Many different selection approaches can target either developing monomorphic or polymorphic varieties. There are five selection units and can be applied in five crop stages. Farmers’ criteria need to be considered during selection process. Based on the genotypic classes, there are three types of selection namely stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection. The most simple and common selection methods are pure lines, mass selection, and class-bulking selection. Orthodox seeds in short, medium, and long-term storage facilities are conserved as a seed bank. Major types are household seed banks, community seed banks, national seeds, natural seed banks, and global seed banks. A seed bank is for assuring the availability of crop diversity for research, study, and production. The common works in seed banks are diversity collection, regeneration, characterization, multiplication, and distribution along with online database management.

A Study of the Implementation Status of Two E-Governance Projects in Land Revenue Administration in India

2011 ◽  
pp. 214-230
Author(s):  
P. Senthil Priya ◽  
N. Mathiyalagan
Keyword(s):  
Current Status ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
The Status ◽  
Property Registration ◽  
Revenue Administration ◽  
Implementation Status ◽  
Land Transactions ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Land Records

This study is an attempt to benchmark two e-governance projects that totally revamped the existing revenue administration system in India. It employs Gartner (2000), Layne and Lee (2001) e-governance maturity models to assess the status of these land administration projects implemented in 15 Indian states. The study traces the current status, pace of implementation, integration of the projects across different levels and different functions of government, its benefits, transparency, accountability, and accessibility of the projects. It also identifies and investigates the gap that exists between the expected outcome and real outcome of the projects. Results shows that in states like Goa, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where property registration project has been integrated with computerization of land records project, there exists a monitoring mechanism to facilitate genuine land transactions, and land records are automatically managed up-to-date with least human intervention. But, in all other states there is only sub-optimal utilization or non-utilization of assets, even after a decade of implementation.

IN VITRO CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE OF THE CEREUS PERUVIANUS MILL. (CACTACEAE) FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY: CURRENT STATUS

2009 ◽  
pp. 249-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Aparecida Mangolin ◽  
S. Aparecida de Oliveira Collet ◽  
A. José Braz de Oliveira ◽  
R. Aparecida Correia Gonçalves ◽  
M. de Fátima P.S. Machado
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Cell And Tissue Culture ◽  
Conservation And Management

scholarly journals Satellite image simulations for model-supervised, dynamic retrieval of crop type and land use intensity

2015 ◽  
Vol XL-7/W3 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Bach ◽  
P. Klug ◽  
T. Ruf ◽  
S. Migdall ◽  
F. Schlenz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Images ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Crop Type ◽  
Multi Temporal ◽  
Information Products

To support food security, information products about the actual cropping area per crop type, the current status of agricultural production and estimated yields, as well as the sustainability of the agricultural management are necessary. Based on this information, well-targeted land management decisions can be made. Remote sensing is in a unique position to contribute to this task as it is globally available and provides a plethora of information about current crop status. <br><br> M4Land is a comprehensive system in which a crop growth model (PROMET) and a reflectance model (SLC) are coupled in order to provide these information products by analyzing multi-temporal satellite images. SLC uses modelled surface state parameters from PROMET, such as leaf area index or phenology of different crops to simulate spatially distributed surface reflectance spectra. This is the basis for generating artificial satellite images considering sensor specific configurations (spectral bands, solar and observation geometries). Ensembles of model runs are used to represent different crop types, fertilization status, soil colour and soil moisture. By multi-temporal comparisons of simulated and real satellite images, the land cover/crop type can be classified in a dynamically, model-supervised way and without in-situ training data. The method is demonstrated in an agricultural test-site in Bavaria. Its transferability is studied by analysing PROMET model results for the rest of Germany. Especially the simulated phenological development can be verified on this scale in order to understand whether PROMET is able to adequately simulate spatial, as well as temporal (intra- and inter-season) crop growth conditions, a prerequisite for the model-supervised approach. <br><br> This sophisticated new technology allows monitoring of management decisions on the field-level using high resolution optical data (presently RapidEye and Landsat). The M4Land analysis system is designed to integrate multi-mission data and is well suited for the use of Sentinel-2’s continuous and manifold data stream.

scholarly journals Conservation and management practices of traditional crop genetic diversity by the farmers: a case from Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 15-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Aryal ◽  
Sushmita Poudel ◽  
Ram Prasad Chaudary ◽  
Nakul Chettri ◽  
Wu Ning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Crop Diversity ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Varietal Diversity ◽  
Crop Genetic Diversity ◽  
Crop Varieties ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Conservation And Management

Crop genetic diversity has been an important source of subsistence livelihoods and nutrition in the remote Himalayan region for local communities. This study documents the crop diversity, their current status and farmer’s knowledge and practices. Study was based on analysis of one local crop diversity fair, 18 key informant surveys, nine focus group discussions and 195 individual household surveys with set questionnaires. The community structure in the study area has female dominance (52%) with average family size of 7.1. The study documents 78 species of various crops which were used as food, vegetables, fruits, medicine, and spices. Highest varietal diversity was recorded in Maize (15), Paddy (12), wheat (11), and beans (10). However, a number of crop varieties are being lost and threatened over the time. Both anthropogenic and natural drivers of changes were reported as the major reason of such loss. Despite loss of crop varieties farmers have been maintaining a wide range of crop and varietal diversity in situ on farm by their own initiatives and experiences. Our study showed that self-saved seed contributed as the major source of planting material through which they are maintaining the crop diversity. However, a detailed study on the seed supply system is needed to support easy access to the farmers. More awareness raising program as well as empowerment of farming communities is essential for the continuation of conservation and management practices.

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