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022 _a0973-0656 (Online)
024 8 _ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/09718524.2023.2219014
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100 1 _aSuri, B.
_911275
245 1 0 _aExamining the wheat seed delivery system in Bihar, India, using a gender lens
260 _aUnited Kingdom :
_bRoutledge,
_c2023.
500 _aPeer review
520 _aAn effective seed system gives all farmers access to quality seed, reliable information, and up-to-date knowledge of improved varieties and seed practices. Despite significant progress in developing improved wheat varieties, many of these improved varieties have not reached the farmers, especially women, poor, and marginalized farmers. Taking the case of a district in Bihar, India, this paper finds that the existing wheat seed delivery system largely ignores the potential of women farmers to play a significant role in seed production, distribution, or adoption; and that farmer feedback mechanisms are almost non-existent, especially among women. Using a small-scale, mixed, inductive, and broad-based research design, the paper suggests measures for gender-responsive seed delivery systems: improved access to information, especially to women and marginal farmers; promoting women-led groups (like JEEViKA) for their better engagement and empowerment; educating village retailers; developing mechanisms for better collaboration with bigger private seed companies; and increased collaboration among seed stakeholders.
546 _aText in English
591 _aSuri, B. : Not in IRS Staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation
591 _aGartaula, H. : No CIMMYT Affiliation
597 _dBill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
_dForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
_dUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID)
_dFoundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)
650 7 _aGender
_2AGROVOC
_91123
650 7 _aSeed systems
_2AGROVOC
_919811
650 7 _aWheat
_2AGROVOC
_91310
651 7 _aIndia
_2AGROVOC
_93726
700 1 _8001711820
_aGartaula, H.
_gSocioeconomics Program
_gSustainable Agrifood Systems
_911063
773 0 _dUnited Kingdom : Routledge, 2023.
_gv. 27, no. 3, p. 344–365
_tGender, Technology and Development
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