Sustainable Seed Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

This study stresses the need for the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to put in place a seed system which would meet the seed needs of a wide range of farmers, classified according to their risk tolerance capacity and resource endowments. Obviously, a single strategy cannot meet this objective. The study therefore recommends a mix of strategies, and argues for a "fit" between the country concerned and the seed system. It also examines the relationship between the seed system and other services to farmers such as research, extension, rural infrastructure and marketing. In the light of a detailed analysis of the issues relevant to seed systems, it examines the options available to the policymakers in the countries while setting up seed systems or modifying an existing one, and the implications of each of the options.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Venkatesan, V.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 1994-11
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AREA, CASSAVA, CROP, CROPS, EXTENSION, FARMER, FARMERS, FERTILIZER, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOUNDATION SEED, GERM PLASM, GRAIN, GRAIN LEGUMES, HORTICULTURAL CROPS, HYBRID SEED, HYBRID SEEDS, HYBRIDS, IARC, INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTERS, MAIZE, MARKETING, NARS, NGOS, PLANT BREEDING, PLANTING, POOR FARMERS, POTATO, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCE, PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, SEED, SEED CERTIFICATION, SEED COMPANIES, SEED INDUSTRY, SEED POLICY, SEED PRODUCTION, SMALLHOLDERS, SORGHUM SEED, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKETING, FARMING SYSTEMS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, SMALL FARMS, CROP QUALITY, MARKETING TOOLS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, GERMINATION, BREEDING, QUALITY CONTROL, SEED STORAGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1994/11/1614984/sustainable-seed-systems-sub-saharan-africa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10008
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