Seed Industry and Agricultural Development
Title | Seed Industry and Agricultural Development PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 876 |
Release | 1997 |
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Seed Provision & Agricultural Development
Title | Seed Provision & Agricultural Development PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Tripp |
Publisher | Greenwood |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Examines origins, growth, and performance of seed provision systems and relates
Farmers' Seed Production
Title | Farmers' Seed Production PDF eBook |
Author | Conny Almekinders |
Publisher | Intermediate Technology Publications |
Pages | 318 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Science |
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This handbook covers a whole range of issues relating to local seed supply systems, including participatory plant breeding, and both technical and practical information on seed production and variety maintenance. It suggests new approaches and methods to support on-farm seed production by small-scale farmers in developing countries. The first part of the book describes the functioning of local seed systems and discusses their strengths, limitations and possibilities for improvement. The authors discuss in detail issues of genetic diversity and in-situ conservation, farmers' rights and legislation. The cases presented here illustrate the functioning of local seed systems and experiences with improving them. The second part contains technical information on seed production, selection, storage and distribution, and varietal maintenance and improvement of different groups of important food crops, which can be applied and implemented at the level of small-scale farming. The third part contains practical guidelines about how on researchers and agriculturalists might carry out surveys to investigate local seed systems and their limitations, and how they can involve interested farmers in practical experimentation to improve their crop seed. This book will be of great value and interest to people who work directly with farmers, including extension agents, national and international NGOs, and farmers' cooperative workers.
Easing Barriers to Movement of Plant Varieties for Agricultural Development
Title | Easing Barriers to Movement of Plant Varieties for Agricultural Development PDF eBook |
Author | David Gisselquist |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9780821339916 |
World Bank Technical Paper No. 364. The trade policies of the countries of the Andean Group--Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela--are in the midst of rapid change, particularly in agriculture, where trade policies are being overhauled and trade rules rewritten on domestic, regional, and global levels. This paper highlights the trade options open to each country by looking at agricultural policy in light of general trade policy. The report also discusses the particular role the Andean Group is playing and how the trade pact may influence the liberalization of agricultural markets.
Seed Industry Development in a North-South Perspective
Title | Seed Industry Development in a North-South Perspective PDF eBook |
Author | Ton Groosman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Seed industry and trade |
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The Seed Industry in U.S. Agriculture
Title | The Seed Industry in U.S. Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Seed industry and trade |
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Seed Trade in Rural Markets
Title | Seed Trade in Rural Markets PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie Lipper |
Publisher | Earthscan |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1844077845 |
First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.