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Assessing farmer interest in participatory plant breeding: Who wants to work with scientists

机译：评估农民对参与式植物育种的兴趣：谁愿意与科学家合作

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Participatory research, particularly participatory plant breeding (PPB), can increase the relevance of public-sector research to the agricultural community. PPB has mostly been used in developing countries with resource-poor farmers, but there is increasing interest among farmers in developed countries who are dissatisfied with the performance of available varieties. In 2006, scientists associated with the winter and spring wheat breeding programs in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and the Department of Community and Rural Sociology at Washington State University (WSU) conducted a survey of members of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers. Through analysis of the survey results, we sought to understand (1) whether or not farmers want to work with scientists in PPB programs and (2) the determinants of PPB interest. Results indicated that 52% of Washington wheat growers were interested in working with WSU scientists in a participatory breeding program. Interested farmers tended to be younger and college educated with fewer years of farming experience. Moreover, PPB interest appeared to be related positively to farm size, the number of wheat varieties planted, use of and interest in alternative production and marketing practices (e.g., seed saving, organic agriculture), and prior experience with WSU. Based on this analysis and ongoing discussions with farmers, we hope to develop a participatory wheat breeding program where farmers are able to choose their level of involvement with the breeding process based on their interest and needs. This new program will increase the relevance of WSU's wheat breeding programs to farmers in the state and could serve as a model for other public agricultural research programs seeking to increase farmer involvement and, thereby, democratize agricultural research.
机译：参与性研究，尤其是参与性植物育种（PPB），可以增加公共部门研究与农业社区的相关性。 PPB大多用于资源匮乏的农民的发展中国家，但发达国家的农民对可利用品种的性能不满意，因此兴趣日益增加。 2006年，华盛顿州立大学（WSU）作物与土壤科学系以及社区与农村社会学系与冬小麦和春季小麦育种计划相关的科学家对华盛顿小麦种植者协会的成员进行了调查。通过对调查结果的分析，我们试图了解（1）农民是否愿意与PPB计划的科学家合作，以及（2）PPB兴趣的决定因素。结果表明，华盛顿有52％的小麦种植者有兴趣与WSU科学家合作进行参与式育种计划。有兴趣的农民往往比较年轻，受过大学教育，但耕种经验较少。此外，PPB的兴趣似乎与农场规模，种植的小麦品种数量，替代生产和销售方式（例如节省种子，有机农业）的使用和兴趣以及与WSU的先前经验呈正相关。基于此分析和与农民的持续讨论，我们希望制定一个参与式小麦育种计划，使农民能够根据自己的兴趣和需求选择参与育种过程的水平。这项新计划将增加WSU的小麦育种计划与该州农民的相关性，并可作为其他公共农业研究计划的典范，这些计划旨在增加农民的参与度，从而使农业研究民主化。

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