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Alternative strategies for smallholder seed supply: proceedings of an International Conference on Options for Strengthening National and Regional Seed Systems in Africa and West Asia, 10-14 Mar 1997 Harare, Zimbabwe

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Title Alternative strategies for smallholder seed supply: proceedings of an International Conference on Options for Strengthening National and Regional Seed Systems in Africa and West Asia, 10-14 Mar 1997 Harare, Zimbabwe
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Non-availability of seed is the single biggest constraint to smallholder agriculture in large parts of the
developing world. This publication reports on a 5-day conference that sought to define seed-supply problems
in Africa and West Asia; discuss the current and potential roles of the private and public sectors, NGOs,
international research institutes, cooperatives, and farmers' groups; and analyze the working of various seed
supply channels, including farmer-to-farmer exchange. The conference was organized by ICRISAT, ICARDA, IITA, and GTZ, and attended by over 70 participants from 18 countries (Algeria, Cdte d'lvoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, ,Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), 4 CGIAR Centers, and a number of donors, NGOs, regional and international agencies, and advanced research institutes. The major objective was to develop strategies to strengthen both formal and informal seed distribution
channels, particularly for food-security crops where private sector interest is limited. Almost half the
conference was devoted to identifying and prioritizing policy and institutional constraints, and on the basis
of these discussions, developing action plans to improve seed availability in each of three regions—Southern
and Eastern Africa, Western and Central Africa, and West Asia and North Africa. These proceedings contain
the papers presented at the conference, and the recommendations and action plans developed through the
discussions
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Contributor Rohrbach, D D
Bishaw, Z
van Gastel, A J G
 
Date 1997
 
Type Book
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/496/1/RA_00307.pdf
Rohrbach, D D and Bishaw, Z and van Gastel, A J G, eds. (1997) Alternative strategies for smallholder seed supply: proceedings of an International Conference on Options for Strengthening National and Regional Seed Systems in Africa and West Asia, 10-14 Mar 1997 Harare, Zimbabwe. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India . ISBN 9290663804