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| 024 | 8 | _ahttps://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.70148 | |
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_aMuricho, G. _8001712985 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _93230 |
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_aNavigating formal, informal, and integrated seed systems : _bDrivers of choice by sorghum grain producers in Tanzania and implications for seed access |
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_aUnited Kingdom : _bJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd., _c2025. |
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| 500 | _aPeer review | ||
| 500 | _aOpen Access | ||
| 520 | _aUnderstanding what drives farmers to choose one seed system over another is important in setting goals for crop improvement programs and designing an effective seed delivery system and marketing strategy. This study used survey data from 1492 households and a multinomial logit model to analyze seed systems choice by smallholder sorghum grain producers in Tanzania. Results showed that 84% of the farmers relied on the informal seed system, 11% on an integrated seed system (involving a combination of informal and formal systems), and only 5% exclusively accessed seed through the formal system. Farmers mainly accessed information on seed, agronomy, and markets from their peers. Proximity and participation in input and output markets, financial literacy, use of crop insurance, and access to financial and extension services were associated with a high likelihood of using formal seed systems. On the other hand, limited access to agronomic, and seed information from peers, as well as long distances to main markets, were associated with the use of informal seed systems. The integrated system was associated with intercropping and willingness to experiment with new ideas and technologies. Making sufficient quantities of quality seed available to farmers at the last mile through various channels, improving farmers' access to financial services, and developing multiple stress-tolerant varieties can enhance the use of improved varieties and formal channels of seed access. We recommend innovative ways of moving sufficient quantities of quality seeds of improved varieties through the informal seed system in the interim while further developing the formal system in the long run. | ||
| 546 | _aText in English | ||
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_dBill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) _aClimate adaptation & mitigation _aEnvironmental health & biodiversity _aGender equality, youth & social inclusion _aNutrition, health & food security _aPoverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs _bAccelerated Breeding _bSeed Equal _cGenetic Innovation _fBreeding for Tomorrow _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/179155 |
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_aSeed systems _2AGROVOC _919811 |
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_aSorghum _2AGROVOC _92002 |
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_aSmallholders _2AGROVOC _91763 |
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_aWomen farmers _2AGROVOC _91839 |
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_aUnited Republic of Tanzania _2AGROVOC _94101 |
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_aGichuru, L. _8001713856 _gGenetic Resources Program _gDryland Crops Program _912201 |
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_aAkpo, E. _8001713988 _gGlobal Maize Program _930015 |
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_aTempler, N.A. _gDryland Crops Program _8001714112 _931916 |
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_aPuozaa, D.K. _gDryland Crops Program _8001714057 _931913 |
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_aGitonga, Z.M. _8R1705579 _gDryland Crops Program _9100 |
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_aMelesse, M.B. _930029 |
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_aMwenda, E.T. _932958 |
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_aMchau, D. _933433 |
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_aBinagwa, P.H. _938106 |
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_aIbrahim Shiundu _940426 |
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_8001712848 _aOjiewo, C.O. _gGenetics Resource Program _gDryland Crops Program _929311 |
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_tFood and Energy Security _gv. 4, no. 6, e70148 _dUnited Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2025. _w10282225 _x2048-3694 |
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_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/36002 |
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