Preface Small seeds and a big story: Enlightenment from participatory plant breeding
Introduction A "new" approach revisited: Participatory crop improvement and resilient seed systems
Part 1 International cases
Return to diversity: Evolutionary plant breeding
Participatory plant breeding in North Africa and the Near East: Nearly 25 years of experience
Farmer-plant breeder collaboration: The case of sorghum breeding in West Africa
Farmer field schools and participatory plant breeding in Zimbabwe
Participatory plant breeding in Honduras: Past successes and future challenges
Participatory crop improvement for promoting conservation and sustainable use of crop genetic resources in Nepal
Foundation of sustainable food production: Experiences from farmer breeding in Southeast Asia
Part 2 Chinese cases
From participatory plant breeding to integrated rural development: The case of Upper Gula, Guangxi
In situ conservation of farmers' seed systems: Smallholder farmers and scientists join forces to enhance conservation and
sustainable use of traditional varieties
The case of the Hani ethnic group of Yunnan: Community-based biodiversity management
A case of conventional rice in the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences Rice Research Institute
Conclusion Trends and highlights: Seeds that continue to give
Appendix Selected key results of the PPB initiatives
Acknowledgement