The Seed Sector in Developing Countries
Author : Elizabeth Cromwell
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 21,48 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Seed distribution
ISBN :
Author : Elizabeth Cromwell
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 21,48 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Seed distribution
ISBN :
Author : Carl Pray
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 23,85 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896293175
Overview of the seed industry in developing countries; An analytical framework; Government policies; Conclusions and priorities for future research.
Author : Sam Kugbei
Publisher : ICARDA
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Industrial management
ISBN : 9291271020
Author : Ton Groosman
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 11,90 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Seed industry and trade
ISBN :
Author : Spielman, David J.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 45,9 MB
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
In many developing countries, smallholder farmers cultivating vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs) have limited access to quality planting material. This constraint can limit both the yield of and returns on VPC cultivation. Yet policy and regulatory initiatives designed to strengthen access to quality VPC planting materials have been relatively unsuccessful to date. Part of the problem is the unique biological and economic characteristics of vegetative propagation and its distinctness from cereal crops, which dominate narratives on seed system reforms. Drawing on qualitative analysis of policy and practice, this study examines reform options related to quality assurance regulations in four crop-country combinations: cassava in Nigeria and Vietnam, and potato in Kenya and Vietnam. The study highlights theory and evidence on existing models of regulation; alternative models that may better incentivize cost-effective multiplication and distribution; and recommendations for policy, regulation, and investment in VPC seed markets. Findings indicate that regulations designed around strict and centralized quality control systems tend to limit market size, while more localized production systems are limited by both capacity and reach. These findings suggest the need for alternatives that balance a permissive regulatory regime with decentralized production systems, grassroots capacity development, market surveillance, and systems that integrate internal (producer-level) quality assurance with external (regulatory) quality assurance.
Author : Neils P Louwaars
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,98 MB
Release : 2002-08-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1482229315
Learn what it takes to create and implement a truly successful seed policy!This unique book brings together international experts on seed policy and law. While other books approach the subject from the perspective of seed industry development and privatization, Seed Policy, Legislation, and Law makes clear that a successful national seed
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251044872
This publication presents the proceedings a meeting organized and implemented by the Asia & Pacific Seed Association and the Department of Agricultural Extension of the Ministry of Agriculture in Bangkok, Thailand in close collaboration with the Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service of the FAO. In line with the Rome Declaration on World Food Security and the World Food Summit Plan of Action, the Meeting recognized that one of the major challenges facing most countries in Asia and the Pacific is the need to invest significant resources into strengthening their capacity to increase the availability of good quality seeds of a wider range of plant varieties. This will contribute to the maximization of both agrobiodiversity and productivity, in order to achieve national food security while reducing environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources. The Meeting proposed and agreed to establish a regional seed network to facilitate the exchange of information and expertise among countries and to coordinate policies and programmes designed to strengthen and improve local seed production and distribution systems in Asia and the Pacific. The Seed Network for Asia and the Pacific (SNAP) will facilitate inter-country scientific and technical collaboration on seed production and supply, and promote crop genetic resources evaluation, conservation and utilization in the region.
Author : E. Cromwell
Publisher : Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Mark Wright
Publisher :
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Seeds
ISBN :
Author : N. P. Louwaars
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,30 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Seed distribution
ISBN :