Seed systems and markets: Reflection on progress and political economy
Over the past two decades, seed systems and markets in many sub-Saharan African countries have become a central topic in the public discourse around agricultural development. The issues are complex, and often shaped by the specific nature of the crop itself, the agroecology it is cultivated in, and...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2021
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| author | Spielman, David J. |
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| description | Over the past two decades, seed systems and markets in many sub-Saharan African countries have become a central topic in the public discourse around agricultural development. The issues are complex, and often shaped by the specific nature of the crop itself, the agroecology it is cultivated in, and the channels through which farmers obtain seed. What attracts less attention are the political economy factors that shape seed systems development. Not since an array of scholars working with the Institute of Development Studies published a deep and thoughtful volume on the Politics of Seed in Africa’s Green Revolution has the topic of political economy received such attention. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1439852025-11-06T04:31:31Z Seed systems and markets: Reflection on progress and political economy Spielman, David J. seed systems policies agricultural research markets seed technology Over the past two decades, seed systems and markets in many sub-Saharan African countries have become a central topic in the public discourse around agricultural development. The issues are complex, and often shaped by the specific nature of the crop itself, the agroecology it is cultivated in, and the channels through which farmers obtain seed. What attracts less attention are the political economy factors that shape seed systems development. Not since an array of scholars working with the Institute of Development Studies published a deep and thoughtful volume on the Politics of Seed in Africa’s Green Revolution has the topic of political economy received such attention. 2021-12-16 2024-05-22T12:18:40Z 2024-05-22T12:18:40Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143985 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Spielman, David J. 2021. Seed systems and markets: Reflection on progress and political economy. PIM Synthesis Brief December 2021. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134873. |
| spellingShingle | seed systems policies agricultural research markets seed technology Spielman, David J. Seed systems and markets: Reflection on progress and political economy |
| title | Seed systems and markets: Reflection on progress and political economy |
| title_full | Seed systems and markets: Reflection on progress and political economy |
| title_fullStr | Seed systems and markets: Reflection on progress and political economy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seed systems and markets: Reflection on progress and political economy |
| title_short | Seed systems and markets: Reflection on progress and political economy |
| title_sort | seed systems and markets reflection on progress and political economy |
| topic | seed systems policies agricultural research markets seed technology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143985 |
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