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022			_a1943-3867 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1515/ldr-2022-0073
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041			_aeng
100	1		_aVan Dycke, L.G.K. _932817
245	1	3	_aAn empirical study of regulatory capture in Kenya's maize seed sector
260			_bDe Gruyter, _c2024. _aGermany :
500			_aPeer review
520			_aIn sub-Saharan Africa, public sector breeding programs depend on local seed companies to deliver new maize varieties to farmers. Such varieties are needed to adapt cropping systems to climate change. While dozens of small and medium seed companies have emerged in the last two decades, the maize seed market in Kenya remains dominated by the parastatal seed company Kenya Seed Company, with multinational seed companies making major inroads. We assess whether parastatal and multinational seed companies have captured Kenya’s seed laws to the detriment of local small and medium seed companies (‘regulatory capture’), negatively effecting competition and the capacity of local companies to introduce new varieties in the hybrid maize seed market. We conducted in-depth interviews based on legal clauses with maize seed companies active in Kenya, as well as interviews with regulators and stakeholders. Results show that local companies do not feel disadvantaged compared to their multinational counterparts or the parastatal. However, all of them are wary of the entry of new actors. Moreover, through excessive procedures, the Kenyan government keeps a sovereign grasp over the seed sector. Despite frustrations with some of these excessive procedures, seed companies felt comfortable in the protective environment of the Kenyan seed market and were generally happy with the technical aspects of Kenya’s seed laws, which are based on international norms. We suggest some improvements to make Kenyan seed laws more conducive to varietal turnover, in line with seed companies’ suggestions and taking into account the political sensitivities of the Kenyan government.
546			_aText in English
597			_aClimate adaptation & mitigation _aPoverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs _aGender equality, youth & social inclusion _bSeed Equal _cGenetic Innovation _dBill and Melinda Gates Foundation _dSeed Equal Initiative _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138046
650		7	_aMaize _2AGROVOC _91173
650		7	_aSeeds _2AGROVOC _94590
650		7	_aQuality control _2AGROVOC _91232
650		7	_aClimate change adaptation _2AGROVOC _95511
650		7	_aVarieties _2AGROVOC _91303
651		7	_2AGROVOC _93783 _aKenya
700	1		_aMawia, H. _916278
700	1		_aRutsaert, P. _8001711470 _911441 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems
700	1		_aDonovan, J.A. _8001710879 _96218 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems
773	0		_tLaw and Development Review _dGermany : De Gruyter, 2024. _gv. 17, no. 1, p. 1–45 _x2194-6523
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