Strengthening Seed Production through Maize Seed Village in Thailand: A Case Study
| Autor: | Amara Traisiri, Ki-Jin Park, Siam Saehue, Sopit Jaipala, Surasak Watthanapansorn, Penrat Thiempeng, Pichet Grudloyma, Yang-Hee Cho, Chutima Koshawatana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of the Korean Society of International Agriculture. 25:1-7 |
| ISSN: | 2287-8165 1225-8504 |
| DOI: | 10.12719/ksia.2013.25.1.001 |
| Popis: | In recent years, farmers tend to invest more on seed purchasing for maize cultivation mainly due to increase of seed price, risk from climate change and seed shortage. In this regard, an attempt has been made to establish “Maize Seed Village” in order to ensure seed sufficiency among farmers thus saving cost of seed purchasing. The Department of Agriculture (DOA), Thailand and Rural Development Administration (RDA), Republic of Korea have jointly undertaken the project “Strengthening Seed Production through Maize Seed Village” in Thailand from 2010-2012 under the Asian Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (AFACI). The project aimed to establish maize seed village of Nakhon Sawan 3, a drought-tolerant hybrid cultivar. The technology of hybrid seed production of this cultivar was transferred to the farmers in 5 provinces through training programs with 600 copies of hybrid seed production manual. 175 farmers from the 52 villages with a total of 96 ha joined the project and continuously produced drought-tolerant hybrid seeds in the summer of 2010-2011 during rainy season. The farmers were able to produce 79,988 kg of drought-tolerant hybrid seeds. The hybrid seed price produced by the farmers was 46 to 60 % low compared with commercial hybrid seed. The farmers were satisfied with the introduction of Nakhon Sawan 3 hybrid seed production technology and performance of their hybrid variety. |
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