Results of PGTF - Project INT/05/K02

INT/05/K02 - Training of Researchers for Seed Production, Processing and Inspection Methods in Developing Countries

Submitter: Seed Technical Center (STC) under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Food and Agriculture
Participating/beneficiary countries: 5 countries (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
PGTF input (US$): 45,000
Other inputs (US$): 67,500
Date of implementation: 2005
Impact: 12 seed experts (from Ethiopia, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda and the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea) received training in the production of first-generation hybrid seed, its processing and inspection. Application of learned methods of seed production could increases crop production by 12 percent.

Contact:   National Coordinating Committee for UNDP
JungSong Dong, Central District
Pyongyang City, DPR Korea
Tel: (850)(2)382-7222
Fax: (850)(2)3814660
Contact person: Ri Song Chol, Programme Coordinator at NCC


Final Report:

    • INT-05-K02-FinalReport.pdf  *  [Language: English; Size: 1147KB]


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