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Delineating investment opportunities for stakeholders in sorghum seed systems: a logit model perspective

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11905/
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-021-00306-9
doi:10.1186/s40066-021-00306-9
 
Title Delineating investment opportunities for stakeholders in sorghum seed systems: a logit model perspective
 
Creator Ndossi, J
Akpo, E
Ojiewo, C O
Ringo, J
Kongola, E
Vernooy, R
Muricho, G
Lukurugu, G A
Makoye, L N
Tabo, R
Varshney, R K
 
Subject Smallholder Farmers
Tanzania
Sorghum
Seed Systems
 
Description Background: Seed systems are considered as a vehicle through which the sustainable agricultural intensification
can be achieved. However, most sub-Saharan African countries have been ineffective to provide sufficient incentives
for stakeholders to consistently invest in the seed systems specifically for crops like sorghum. This study was therefore
conducted to uncover investment opportunities for stakeholders in the sorghum seed systems to attain an impactoriented
seed production and delivery systems.
Results: The study applied descriptive statistics, Logit regression model, and Gross margin to analyze possible areas
for investments. Descriptive statistics analyzed the percentage of farmers using sorghum improved varieties and
sources used to obtained improved variety seeds. Logit regression model was applied to analyze factors correlating
with planting of improved seeds. Gross margin was applied to show profitability of growing improved sorghum
seeds and grain. Findings revealed that 39.2% of the sampled farmers were growing improved sorghum variety seeds.
Farmers obtained improved variety seeds from both informal (57.8%) and formal (42.2%) sources. Logit estimates
indicate that variety preference, unavailability of seeds, resistance to diseases, and drought had significant correlation
with planting of improved variety seeds. Seed companies and quality declared seed (QDS) producers earned high
margin of 53,08,900 Tanzanian Shillings per hectare (TZS/ha, 1 USD = 2315 TZS during the period of data collection)
and 33,94,709 TZS/ha, respectively. Farmers using improved variety seed earned higher margin (8,19,805 TZS/ha) than
farmers who did not use improved variety seeds (3,17,373 TZS/ha)
Conclusions: The identified investment opportunities were increasing number of farmers using improved variety
seeds that would drive increased production, distribution, and marketing of quality seed. The large number of farmers
still sourcing seed from the informal channel provides avenue to reach out to these farmers through demand creation
and wide variety popularization meeting farmer preferences. The huge margin seed producers make provides good
incentive to drive private seed companies and individual seed entrepreneurs to make sustainable business out of
sorghum seed. The policy implications for reviving sorghum production and productivity are further discussed.
 
Publisher BMC
 
Date 2021-10
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11905/1/Ndossi_et_al-2021-Agriculture_%26_Food_Security.pdf
Ndossi, J and Akpo, E and Ojiewo, C O and Ringo, J and Kongola, E and Vernooy, R and Muricho, G and Lukurugu, G A and Makoye, L N and Tabo, R and Varshney, R K (2021) Delineating investment opportunities for stakeholders in sorghum seed systems: a logit model perspective. Agriculture & Food Security (TSI), 10 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2048-7010