How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seedsystem to farmers’ demand? Exploring supplyand demand interactions in three farmingcommunities
Based on a concept for demand-orientation in seed systems, we characterized Nigeria’s cassava (Manihot esculenta) seed system from national to local level and farmers’ demand in three study sites. Interviews with seed-system actors explained their roles for supply-side functions. Focus group discuss...
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| author | Pircher, T. Stuart, E.R. Almekinders, Conny J.M. Obisesan, D. Nitturkar, H. Asumugha, G. Azaino, E. Knierim, A. |
| author_browse | Almekinders, Conny J.M. Asumugha, G. Azaino, E. Knierim, A. Nitturkar, H. Obisesan, D. Pircher, T. Stuart, E.R. |
| author_facet | Pircher, T. Stuart, E.R. Almekinders, Conny J.M. Obisesan, D. Nitturkar, H. Asumugha, G. Azaino, E. Knierim, A. |
| author_sort | Pircher, T. |
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| description | Based on a concept for demand-orientation in seed systems, we characterized Nigeria’s cassava (Manihot esculenta) seed system from national to local level and farmers’ demand in three study sites. Interviews with seed-system actors explained their roles for supply-side functions. Focus group discussions and a survey described multiple aspects of farmers’ demand. Our findings show that the national agriculture development program alone did not have the capacity to supply farmers with sufficient seed of desired varieties. Seed exchange between farmers and informal seed sellers contributed to the distribution of seed and new varieties. The presence of seed sellers and farmers’ demand for cassava seed varied between the three study sites, farmer types and gender. We conclude that informal seed sellers and village seed entrepreneurs have a potential to respond to farmers’ heterogeneous demands. However, without recurrent demand for specialized seed pro-duction or continuous support from the formal system, they do not reach underserved markets. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1178552025-03-11T12:14:31Z How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seedsystem to farmers’ demand? Exploring supplyand demand interactions in three farmingcommunities Pircher, T. Stuart, E.R. Almekinders, Conny J.M. Obisesan, D. Nitturkar, H. Asumugha, G. Azaino, E. Knierim, A. seed systems cassava farmers genetics Based on a concept for demand-orientation in seed systems, we characterized Nigeria’s cassava (Manihot esculenta) seed system from national to local level and farmers’ demand in three study sites. Interviews with seed-system actors explained their roles for supply-side functions. Focus group discussions and a survey described multiple aspects of farmers’ demand. Our findings show that the national agriculture development program alone did not have the capacity to supply farmers with sufficient seed of desired varieties. Seed exchange between farmers and informal seed sellers contributed to the distribution of seed and new varieties. The presence of seed sellers and farmers’ demand for cassava seed varied between the three study sites, farmer types and gender. We conclude that informal seed sellers and village seed entrepreneurs have a potential to respond to farmers’ heterogeneous demands. However, without recurrent demand for specialized seed pro-duction or continuous support from the formal system, they do not reach underserved markets. 2022-11-02 2022-01-31T21:03:24Z 2022-01-31T21:03:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117855 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Pircher, T., Stuart, E. R., Almekinders, C. J. M., Obisesan, D., Nitturkar, H., Asumugha, G., Azaino, E., & Knierim, A. (2022). How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seed system to farmers’ demand? Exploring supply and demand interactions in three farming communities. Journal of Crop Improvement. ISSN 1542-7536. pp. 1–26. |
| spellingShingle | seed systems cassava farmers genetics Pircher, T. Stuart, E.R. Almekinders, Conny J.M. Obisesan, D. Nitturkar, H. Asumugha, G. Azaino, E. Knierim, A. How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seedsystem to farmers’ demand? Exploring supplyand demand interactions in three farmingcommunities |
| title | How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seedsystem to farmers’ demand? Exploring supplyand demand interactions in three farmingcommunities |
| title_full | How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seedsystem to farmers’ demand? Exploring supplyand demand interactions in three farmingcommunities |
| title_fullStr | How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seedsystem to farmers’ demand? Exploring supplyand demand interactions in three farmingcommunities |
| title_full_unstemmed | How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seedsystem to farmers’ demand? Exploring supplyand demand interactions in three farmingcommunities |
| title_short | How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seedsystem to farmers’ demand? Exploring supplyand demand interactions in three farmingcommunities |
| title_sort | how responsive is nigeria s cassava seedsystem to farmers demand exploring supplyand demand interactions in three farmingcommunities |
| topic | seed systems cassava farmers genetics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117855 |
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