TY - BK AU - Rubyogo,J.C. AU - Setimela,P.S.|Monyo,E.|Banziger,M. ED - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT), Mexico DF (Mexico) TI - Bussines skills for small-scale bean seed producers/entrepreneurs SN - 970-648-115-X U1 - 338.1768 PY - 2004/// CY - Mexico, DF (Mexico) PB - CIMMYT KW - Agricultural development KW - AGROVOC KW - Agricultural Economics and policies KW - Beans phaseolus vulgaris KW - Business management KW - Food crops KW - Market economies KW - Seed production KW - Agricultural research N2 - Local seed business enterprises should be seen in the context of enhancing linkages among research- development continuum stakeholders. These stakeholders include national agricultural research systems and extension service providers (national policy makers and locallevels), seed producers and suppliers (local seed producers, seed companies and traders), farmers and their organizations, and the food rnarket. Local seed businesses focus on making seed of improved varieties accessible to remote farmers with low purchasing power, as well as engaging them in a continuous feedback loop to shape research priorities ER -