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Policy measures for stimulating indigenous seed enterprises
Considering the limited success of the public sector in delivering seed to small farmers in remote areas, and the lack of commercial interest on the part of large seed companies, it seems that small and location-specific ...
Forage seed system, Indigenous knowledge and constraints of forage production in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan seed sector is in transition after the postwar reconstruction and rebuilding (Kugbei et al., 2011). Though
the national seed policy and law was enacted in 2009 (Gazette, Govt. of Afghanistan, 2009), its ...
Seed Info No. 55
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication among seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region and beyond. Its purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs ...
Morocco’s seed system makes progress, but some challenges still remain
Yigezu et al. (2019) conducted an extensive survey of the seed system value chain of Morocco and performed targeted interviews with over 1,200 Moroccan farmers in 2013. This milestone publication documented that despite ...
Seed Info No. 50
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication among seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region and beyond. Its purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs ...
Analysis of seed platform in Central Asia
A trip was made to Uzbekistan from 23-26 February 2015 to visit the activities of the Seed System Platform under the CRP Dryland Systems organized in CAC region. Several rounds of meetings were organized with staff of ...
Early generation seed production of barley in Ethiopia and Iran
Availability of and access to basic of improved varieties remains a stumbling block for barley in most developing countries. Early generation seed (breeder, pre-basic and basic) was produced by NARS through a bilateral ...
Technical Progress Report of Unlocking the Potential of Grass pea for Resilient Agriculture in Dry Environments (UPGRADE): Introgress low ODAP trait into locally adapted varieties through marker assisted selection
ICARDA in partnership with the John Innes Centre and the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research has carried out various experiments envisaged in the work packages of the project entitled “Unlocking the Potential of ...
Seed Info No. 42
Seed Info is designed to stimulate information exchange and regular communication between seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. Its purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs ...
Enhancing Agricultural Sector Development in Ethiopia: the Role of Research and Seed Sector
The paper highlights the evolution of the organized seed sector and the progressive changes that took place over the last 35 years in Ethiopia. From its ad hoc arrangements and modest beginning in the 1940s, the formal ...