Field Guide of Discovery-based Exercises for - Aseanipm ...

Section 7 • Participatory Plant Breeding, Seed Production, Harvest, and Post-Harvest Management
5 In plenary, small groups present their output
5 In plenary, facilitators consolidate outlines for source book and store book to come up with
one standard format.
5. The facilitator should guide a participatory discussion to synthesize and summarize
result of small groups’ brainstorming and workshop sessions in plenary and come up with
recommendations as a result of this activity.
Guided Questions:
6. Facilitators formulate five questions on relevant issues, problems, and concerns in village
genebank operations for farmers’ organically-grown vegetable varieties and breeding lines.
7. Each small group draws a question, brainstorms for 10 minutes, answers question, and presents
output to the big group.
8. Facilitators guide a participatory discussion to solicit reactions from participants and share
additional information on issues, problems, and concerns in village genebank operations for
farmers’ organically-grown vegetable varieties and breeding lines.
some suggested questions for processing discussions
❏ Why do we need village genebanks?
❏ How many seed lots do you need to store, and for how long? List number of breeding lines and
varieties separately.
❏ How do you store seed lots now and what improvements can you suggest?
❏ Is your community’s capacity sufficient to run a village genebank over a long time?
❏ What has been done to address issues, problems, and concerns in village genebanks for
organically-grown vegetable varieties and breeding lines at farmer and community levels?
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