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Total Pages: 78
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Seed Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Seed Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Venkatachalam Venkatesan
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821330869

World Bank Discussion Paper No. 266. Seed production and distribution are important factors in determining the pace of agricultural development. For a seed system to be effective, it must satisfy the different requirements of each crop. Presently

A Framework for Seed Policy Analysis in Developing Countries

A Framework for Seed Policy Analysis in Developing Countries
Author: Carl Pray
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1991
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896293175

Overview of the seed industry in developing countries; An analytical framework; Government policies; Conclusions and priorities for future research.

Systems and Farmer Participatory Research

Systems and Farmer Participatory Research
Author: Sam Fujisaka
Publisher: CIAT
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1999
Genre: Agricultural systems
ISBN: 9586940098

Toward a new institutional model of farmer participation in research on natural resource management and germplasm improvement; Developing a natural resource management technology for a specific agroenvironment: Mucuna-maize rotation on the hillsides of northern honduras; Land use systems and dynamics in Pucallpa, Peru; Strategic systems research for the Latin American Savannas; Developing improved pasture systems for forest margins; Adapting participatory research methods for developing integrated crop management for cassava-based systems Northeast Brazil; Soil conservation strategies that take into account farmer perspectives; Developing sustainable cassava production systems with farmers in Asia; Developing forage tecnologies with smallholders in East Kalimantan, Indonesia; Farmer's independent experimentation with green manure and/or cover crops: A component of participatory research for improving Ugandan Farming Systems; Designing sustainable, commercial, farmer seed production systems in Africa: Case studies From Uganda; Institucional Innovation as an entry for system-level technological change; Participatory sysems research toward the future.

Easing Barriers to Movement of Plant Varieties for Agricultural Development

Easing Barriers to Movement of Plant Varieties for Agricultural Development
Author: David Gisselquist
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780821339916

World Bank Technical Paper No. 364. The trade policies of the countries of the Andean Group--Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela--are in the midst of rapid change, particularly in agriculture, where trade policies are being overhauled and trade rules rewritten on domestic, regional, and global levels. This paper highlights the trade options open to each country by looking at agricultural policy in light of general trade policy. The report also discusses the particular role the Andean Group is playing and how the trade pact may influence the liberalization of agricultural markets.