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022			_a0022-0388
022			_a1743-9140 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/00220380801980954
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041	0		_aeng
100	1		_aSperling, L.J. _8001713651 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _920106
245	1	0	_aMoving towards more effective seed aid
260			_aLondon (United Kingdom) : _bTaylor & Francis, _c2008.
500			_aPeer review
520			_aSeed aid is increasingly applied as an emergency response throughout Africa. This article describes its rise, its goals and the seed security principles which should shape it. Drawing on evidence of the effects of disaster, the article reviews the appropriateness of current seed aid responses and suggests ways to link the type of seed security problem with the type of response employed. Direct seed distribution, the dominant form, seems suited for a subset of conditions when farmers procure seed through formal channels and when seed is not sufficiently available in an area. Seed vouchers and fairs may be more widely applicable as this approach strengthens channels that farmers normally use (both formal and informal) and addresses the more common problem of farmers' lack of access to seed. Key for improving seed aid is a better understanding of how local seed markets function, as these provide a core of seed security in normal and stress periods.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_2AGROVOC _99893 _aSeed
650		7	_2AGROVOC _93765 _aMarkets
650		7	_2AGROVOC _911822 _aAid programmes
651		7	_2AGROVOC _91316 _aAfrica
700	1		_920114 _aCooper, H.D.
700	1		_920115 _aRemington, T.
773	0		_dLondon (United Kingdom) : Taylor & Francis, 2008. _gv. 44, no. 4, p. 586-612 _tJournal of Development Studies _wu444520 _x0022-0388
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