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Week 128 – Research paper: Farmer participatory seed production: extending the Indian experience to Africa
Authors: Singh, Dheeraj; Choudhary, M.K.; Meena, M.L.; Kumar, Chandan Keywords: seed production, participation, Africa, India, adoption “Quality seed is the key input for realizing potential productivity. In most of the crops, the small and marginal farmers depend on their own farm saved seeds for crop production. Moreover the crops are raised for market and a […]
Week 127 – Conference paper: Are seed distributions effective? Evidence from a randomly controlled experiment with improved bean seeds in rural Madagascar.
Authors: Bosch, Christine; Zeller, Manfred; Deffner, Domenica Keywords: seed distribution, Madagascar “This paper studies access to and adoption of improved seeds and the diffusion of this information in a remote area in central Madagascar. The analysis is based on panel data gathered from 2009 to 2014 for 390 households in three villages. In 2013 a […]
Week 126 – Discussion Paper: The impact of Ethiopia’s direct seed marketing approach on smallholders’ access to seeds, productivity, and commercialization
Authors: Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; Abate, Gashaw Tadesse; Yimam, Seid; Benfica, Rui; Spielman, David J.; Place, Frank Keywords: maize, wheat, teff, smallholders, Ethiopia, DSM “Several factors contribute to the low level of improved variety use in Ethiopia. Among those, on the supply side, is the limited availability of seed in the volumes, quality, and timeliness required […]
Week 125 – Discussion Paper: Miracle seeds: Biased expectations, complementary input use, and the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption
Authors: BY CAROLINE MIEHE, BJORN VAN CAMPENHOUT, LEOCARDIA NABWIRE, ROBERT SPARROW AND DAVID J. SPIELMAN Keywords: maize, smallholders, Uganda, bias “To fully benefit from new agricultural technologies like improved seed varieties, significant investment in complementary inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides, and practices such as systematic planting, irrigation, and weeding are also required. Farmers may […]
Week 124 – Journal Article: Women’s seed entrepreneurship in aquaculture, maize, and poultry value chains in Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania
Authors: by CATHY ROZEL FARNWORTH, ALESSANDRA GALIÈ, TATIANA GUMUCIO, HUMPHREY JUMBA, BERBER KRAMER AND CATHERINE RAGASA, IFPRI Keywords: gender, entrepreneurship, maize, sotghum Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania “Seed systems are essential to bring good genetic material to farmers. Women farmers, however, have benefited less than men farmers from seed systems in low and middle income countries. […]
Week 123 – Working Paper: Impact of the Ongoing Conflict on Smallholder Farmers in Sudan
Authors: by Oliver Kirui, Khalid Siddig, Mosab Ahmed, Hala Abushama, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse Keywords: Sudan, conflict, smallholders, seed delivery “This study addresses the impact of the ongoing conflict in Sudan on smallholder farmers’ intentions and challenges during the 2023 summer agricultural season. A nationally representative survey of 3,284 smallholder farmers was conducted. Due to […]
Week 122 – Discussion Paper: The role of gender in bargaining: Evidence for selling seed to smallholders in Uganda
Authors: Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Nabwire, Leocardia Keywords: gender; seed policies; marketing; Uganda “In rural societies with strong gender norms and customs, small informal agribusinesses may often be one of the few ways in which women can independently generate revenue. However, previous research has indicated that female run business may be perceived less favorably compared to […]
Week 121 – Discussion Paper: Seed Certification and Maize, Rice and Cowpea Productivity in Nigeria
Authors: Hiroyuki Takeshima; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Kwaw S. Andam; Hyacinth O. Edeh; Adetunji Fasoranti; Beliyou Haile; P. Lava Kumar; Chibuzo Nwagboso; Catherine Ragasa; David Spielman; Tesfamichael Wossen Keywords: seed policies; quality seeds; quality assurance; Nigeria “Despite the potential importance of seed quality to agricultural productivity growth, many governments in sub-Saharan Africa lack the capacity to expand […]
Week 120 – Research Article: Gender dynamics in seed systems: Female makeover or male takeover of specialized sweetpotato seed production, in Lake Zone Tanzania?
Authors: McEwan, Margaret A.; Matui, Moses S.; Mayanja, Sam, Namanda; Ogero, Kwame Keywords: gender; seed policies; quality seeds; sweetpotato “Interest is growing for the development of inclusive seed production models. However, there is limited understanding of gender-based roles and constraints and how these might influence gender relations in seed production. Through a case study on […]
Week 119 – Workshop Proceedings: Gender Dynamics in Seed Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and Worldwide Lessons Workshop
Authors: Adam, R. I. and Muindi, P. Keywords: gender; seed policies; quality seeds “Seed is life. Seed systems are complex and multilayered, involving diverse interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral actors in multiple fronts, from seed conservation to multiplication; improved breeding; regulatory sanitary and phytosanitary measures (for safety and quality assurance); and distribution and sale. Seed systems are […]
