Features GENES IN THE FIELD On-Farm Conservation of Crop Diversity PEOPLE, PLANTS, AND PATENTS The Impact of Intellectual Property on Trade, Plant Biodiversity, and Rural Society The Crucible Group SEEDING SOLUTIONS: VOLUME 1 Policy Options for Genetic Resources (People, Plants, and Patents Revisited) The Crucible II Group SEEDING SOLUTIONS: VOLUME 2 Options for National Laws Governing Access To and Control Over Genetic Resources The Crucible II Group

Farmers and researchers too often work in different realities. Researchers breed exotic hybrids in the laboratory that are successful only under ideal conditions and that require just the right inputs of water, fertilizer, and pesticides to maximize yields. For many farmers such conditions simply don't exist, and as a result they obtain poor results from high-tech seeds offered by the formal research system. In China a group of researchers and extension agents is building bridges to close the gap between scientists and resource-poor farmers.

• Exploring Crop Development and Biodiversity Enhancement: Maize in Southwest China
  

• Crop Development and Biodiversity Enhancement: Maize in Southwest China, Phase II