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