Integrated seed supply:
Louwaars, N.P.
Integrated seed supply: A flexible approach - 1994 - Printed
ref. Summary (En)
Formal seed systems, as promoted in numerous development projects and national policies, supply only a small portion of the total amount of seed planted by farmers and of a limited range of crops only. Local seed systems, which have been responsible for plant domestication and the development of land-races, are not sustainable under rapidly changing conditions and disasters. Integration of both systems is a technically interesting option. Linkages with on-farm research, gender groups and genetic conservation activities are needed. Methods for institutionalisation of integrated seed supply as system of continuous seed improvement remain to be investigated
English
92-9053-288-2
Agricultural population
Human population
Occupations
Organization, administration and management of agricultural enterprises or farms
Propagation materials
Rural population
Seed production
Supply balance
95-130052
Integrated seed supply: A flexible approach - 1994 - Printed
ref. Summary (En)
Formal seed systems, as promoted in numerous development projects and national policies, supply only a small portion of the total amount of seed planted by farmers and of a limited range of crops only. Local seed systems, which have been responsible for plant domestication and the development of land-races, are not sustainable under rapidly changing conditions and disasters. Integration of both systems is a technically interesting option. Linkages with on-farm research, gender groups and genetic conservation activities are needed. Methods for institutionalisation of integrated seed supply as system of continuous seed improvement remain to be investigated
English
92-9053-288-2
Agricultural population
Human population
Occupations
Organization, administration and management of agricultural enterprises or farms
Propagation materials
Rural population
Seed production
Supply balance
95-130052