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Rural seed sector development through participatory varietal selection: Synergies and trade-offs in seed provision services and market participation among household bean producers in Western Uganda

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Title Rural seed sector development through participatory varietal selection: Synergies and trade-offs in seed provision services and market participation among household bean producers in Western Uganda
 
Creator Wilkus, Erin Lynn
Francesconi, Gian N.
Jager, Matthias
 
Subject participation
participación
adoption
common beans
 
Description Purpose

This impact assessment provides empirical evidence from household producer surveys to test the assumptions surrounding the contribution of participatory varietal selection (PVS) activities on seed sector development. The purpose of this paper is to focus on household access and adoption of common bean varieties from seed provision services and local markets to determine if, and under what social conditions, PVS activities stimulated seed uptake and market participation.
Design/methodology/approach

The propensity score matching technique and simple regression analysis were used to estimate the impact and compare household performance across three farmer groups located in Hoima, Uganda.
Findings

PVS increased access to and adoption of improved varieties and supported additional intermediate development outcomes when farmer group characteristics were aligned with PVS efforts. Specifically, PVS was more likely to stimulate market purchases of newly introduced varieties in the farmer group located closest to markets. The project did not however, improve all the development objectives that were evaluated. PVS most critically, did not increase the probability that households received the specific varieties they desired.
Research limitations/implications

This study found that PVS can support the key pillars of seed sector development. In addition to increasing household access to new varieties, free seed dissemination promoted market participation and stimulated local seed market development.
 
Date 2017-08-21
2017-07-27T16:06:22Z
2017-07-27T16:06:22Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Wilkus, Erin Lynn; Francesconi, Gian Nicola; Jäger, Matthias. 2017. Rural seed sector development through participatory varietal selection: Synergies and trade-offs in seed provision services and market participation among household bean producers in Western Uganda . Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 7(2): 174-196.
2044-0839
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82891
https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-01-2016-0002
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyrighted; all rights reserved
Open Access
 
Format 174-196
 
Publisher Emerald
 
Source Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies