African seed enterprises: sowing the seeds of food security

• Published in: African seed enterprises: sowing the seeds of food security
• Main Authors: Mele, P. van, Bentley, J. W, Guéi, R. G
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, UK CABI 2011; FAO/AfricaRice/CAB Int; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : Africa Rice Center; CABI [u.a.]
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Afrika; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; agricultural policy; CALIDAD DE LAS SEMILLAS; CAMEROUN; CAMERUN; CARACTERISTICAS DE SEMILLAS; CARACTERISTIQUE DES SEMENCES; case studies; constraints; crops; CULTIVAR SELECTION; DESARROLLO AGRICOLA; DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE; ENSEMENCEMENT; enterprises; Ernährungssicherung; Examinations, questions, etc; Food crops; Food crops > Seeds > Africa; FOOD SECURITY; GAMBIA; GAMBIE; GUINEA; GUINEE; KENIA; KENYA; MADAGASCAR; MALI; NIGERIA; OUGANDA; Pediatrics; Pflanzenzüchtung; Physical diagnosis; PRODUCCION DE SEMILLAS; PRODUCTION DE SEMENCES; QUALITE DES SEMENCES; SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE; SEED; SEED CHARACTERISTICS; seed industry; Seed industry and trade; Seed industry and trade > Africa > Case studies; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED QUALITY; Seeds; Seeds > Africa > Marketing; Seeds > Economic aspects > Africa; SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA; SEMENCE; SEMILLAS; SIEMBRA; SOWING; UGANDA; Africa; NIGERIA; MALI; MADAGASCAR; GUINEA; GAMBIA; CAMEROON; KENYA; UGANDA
• ISBN: 9781845938437; 1845938437; 9789251066874; 9251066876; 9781845938635; 1845938631
• DOI: 10.1079/9781845938437.0000

In most developing countries, good quality seed is hard to obtain and farmers struggle to save seed from one year to the next. Instead, they increasingly turn to public or private enterprises that multiply, store and distribute seed. African Seed Enterprises takes a people-centred look at the companies, public agencies and family farms that are taking on this role and making a difference to food security across Africa. Case studies are arranged by country, and each chapter includes a profile of the agricultural and policy environment that surrounds these enterprises and affects their development. Each case is unique and presents its own set of lessons, and as a whole, this wide range of experiences is a rich source of data and ideas for future enterprise, offering valuable insights for policy makers, academics and non-governmental organizations throughout the world.