Research Article
An Analysis of Social Seed Network and Its Contribution to On-Farm Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity in Nepal
Table 4
Means (modes) of informal seed flow of rice through farmers’ networks.
| Means of flow | Percent (%) flow of genetic materials in different sites and time | Begnas (mid hill) | Kholako Chhew (low hill) | Kachorwa (Tarai plains) | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 |
| Exchange | 53 | 64 | 51 | 58 | 54 | 67 | 64 | 56 | 52 | Gift | 31 | 30 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 6 | Purchase | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 39 | 42 |
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